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95-hr-14386 95 hr 14386 A bill to amend title 32 of the United States Code to require the National Guard to be trained in providing essential police and fire services. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-14 1978-10-14 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 Requires that members of the National Guard be trained in providing essential police and fire services. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-14398 95 hr 14398 A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to make veterans with service-connected disabilities and their surviving spouses eligible for commissary and post-exchange privileges. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-14 1978-10-14 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] NY R M000808 0 Directs the Secretary of Defense to make veterans with service-connected disabilities and their surviving spouses eligible for commissary and post-exchange privileges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-14326 95 hr 14326 A bill to amend sections 3686 and 8686 of title 10, United States Code, to credit certain full-time training duty of members of the National Guard. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-13 1978-10-13 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 0 Credits members of the National Guard with the time spent in specified full-time training for purposes of laws providing benefits for members of the National Guard. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3593 95 s 3593 A bill to authorize the enlistment of citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-12 1978-10-12 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] LA D J000189 0 Authorizes the enlistment of citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands into the Armed Forces of the United States if such an individual indicates in writing an intention to become a citizen, and not a national, of the United States upon full implementation of the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
95-hr-14284 95 hr 14284 A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide mortgage insurance for officers in the Public Health Service. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-11 1978-10-11 Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Rogers, Paul G. [D-FL-11] FL D R000401 2 Amends the National Housing Act to make officers in the Public Health Service eligible for mortgage insurance currently available to servicemen in the armed forces, Coast Guard, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2024-08-01T20:07:06Z  
95-hr-14278 95 hr 14278 A bill to reduce by 50 per centum the premiums for United States Government Life Insurance or National Service Life Insurance charged to persons who have attained age sixty-five and whose annual incomes do not exceed $10,000. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-10-10 1978-10-10 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7] IN R M001130 0 Reduces by 50 percent the premiums for United States Government Life Insurance or National Service Life Insurance charged to persons who have attained age 65 and whose annual income does not exceed $10,000. Excludes from the determination of such insured's annual income 100 percent of the amount of payments to such insured under public or private retirement, annuity, endowment, or similar plans or programs. 2024-08-01T20:07:08Z  
95-hr-14204 95 hr 14204 A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-29 1978-09-29 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] NE D C000261 12 Declares that time spent by civilian citizens and permanent residents of the United States in prisoner-of-war camps, internment centers, or similar places, on or after D December 7, 1941, shall be considered; (1) service in the active military or naval service for purposes of certain veterans' benefits; (2) military service during war for purposes of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937; (3) military service for purposes of Civil Service retirement; and (4) active service for purposes of Armed Forces retirement pay. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-14199 95 hr 14199 A bill to provide that time spent by American civilians in enemy prisoner-of-war camps and similar places shall be creditable (as though it were military service) toward pensions, annuities, or similar benefits under various Federal retirement programs. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-28 1978-09-28 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] NE D C000261 0 Declares that time spent by civilian citizens and permanent residents of the United States in prisoner-of-war camps, internment centers, or similar places, on or after D December 7, 1941, shall be considered; (1) service in the active military or naval service for purposes of certain veterans' benefits; (2) military service during war for purposes of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937; (3) military service for purposes of Civil Service retirement; and (4) active service for purposes of Armed Forces retirement pay. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-14164 95 hr 14164 Vietnam Veterans Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-25 1978-09-25 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. House Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12] MI D B000619 12 Vietnam Veterans Act - Title I: Employment - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to create a tax credit program for employers hiring eligible Vietnam-era veterans. Defines eligible Vietnam-era veteran for purposes of this Act to include a food stamp requirement. Provides that Vietnam veterans eligible for specified veterans' educational benefits may use up to 12 months of such benefits for employment assistance payments to non-Federal Government employers hiring such veterans. Establishes eligibility requirements and guidelines for participating veterans and employers. Title II: Health and Psychological Care - Authorizes the Veterans' Administration to provide outpatient mental health services to Vietnam veterans with emotional or psychological civilian readjustment problems. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a program of treatment for Vietnam-era veterans or members of their immediate families with alcohol or drug abuse problems. Provides that any individual eligible for treatment in either of such readjustment or alcohol or drug abuse programs may elect to have such treatment at any community health center providing such services under the Community Mental Health Centers Act. Directs the Administrator to reimburse such centers for such treatment. Authorizes any employee of the General Accounting Office assigned to duty in a Veterans' Administration health facility to act as ombudsman for the patients of such facility. Title III: GI Bill Education Assistance - Extends the ten year delimiting period for veterans' educational assistance eligibility to January 1, 1984, for veterans discharged before December 31, 1970. Revises the educational supplemental assistance allowance from a flat rate to one in which an eligible veteran pays the first $400 and the Veterans' Administration pays 50 percent of the next $1,200 in tuition and related fees for each school year. Removes the requirement of State matching funds for veterans' accelerated payment of educational assistance allowances… 2025-09-02T17:11:37Z  
95-s-3514 95 s 3514 A bill to provide for recalculation of the retired pay of individuals who served as sergeant major of the Marine Corps before December 16, 1967. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-21 1978-09-21 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] NC D M000956 0 Requires recomputation at a specified rate of the retired pay of any person who completed service as a sergeant major of the Marine Corps before December 16, 1967. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
95-hr-14042 95 hr 14042 Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-11 1978-10-04 Measure laid on table, S. 3486 passed in lieu. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 0 (Measure laid on table in House, S. 3486 passed in lieu) Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - =Title I: Procurement= - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for fiscal year 1979 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. =Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation= - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation purposes. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act for the development of the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communication system unless the President certifies to Congress that the use of funds for such purpose is in the national interest, and that a site for the deployment of ELF has been selected and has been approved by the President. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Committees on Armed Services by October 31, 1978, on the decision of the executive branch regarding full-scale development of a survivable land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system or if no decision is reached by such date to periodically report the status of such decision to the Committees. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978, to remove the condition that at least one NATO country contract to purchase Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft before funds may be expended to develop such aircraft. =Title III: Active Forces= - Sets forth the authorized end strength for active duty personnel for each component of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. =Title IV: Reserve Forces= - Establishes minimum average strength levels for each reserve component of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Extends the period of enlistment a member of the reserves must serve to be eligible for educational assistance. Extends such assistance program for two years. Extends reenlistment bonuses for members of the Selected Res… 2025-09-02T17:11:34Z  
95-hr-14043 95 hr 14043 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove Chaplains from under the cognizance of the Chief of Naval Personnel. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-11 1978-09-11 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Removes Naval chaplains from the control of the Chief of Naval Personnel. Establishes a separate Chaplain Corps to be headed by a Chief of Chaplains appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Establishes the position of Deputy Chief of Chaplains. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hconres-708 95 hconres 708 A resolution to establish a Presidential commission to evaluate defensive weapons systems. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-08 1978-09-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6] IA D B000298 0 Expresses the sense of Congress that the President establish a commission on defensive weapons systems for the purpose of comparing the Multiple Aim Point System (MAP) with alternative defensive weapons systems. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-14028 95 hr 14028 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-08 1978-09-08 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] PA D M001088 19 Provides for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans to be displayed in all national cemeteries on Memorial Day in lieu of small flags at individual gravesites. Describes such memorial flag. 2024-08-01T20:06:55Z  
95-s-3486 95 s 3486 Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979 Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-07 1978-10-20 Public Law 95-485. Senate Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS] MS D S000852 0 (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 14042) Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act - =Title I: Procurement= - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts for fiscal year 1979 for use by the armed forces for the procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons. =Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation= - Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense Agencies for research, development, test, and evaluation purposes. Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this Act for the development of the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communication system unless the President certifies to Congress that the use of funds for such purpose is in the national interest, and that a site for the deployment of ELF has been selected and has been approved by the President. Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Committees on Armed Services by October 31, 1978, on the decision of the executive branch regarding full-scale development of a survivable land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system or if no decision is reached by such date to periodically report the status of such decision to the Committees. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978, to remove the condition that at least one NATO country contract to purchase Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft before funds may be expended to develop such aircraft. =Title III: Active Forces= - Sets forth the authorized end strength for active duty personnel for each component of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. =Title IV: Reserve Forces= - Establishes minimum average strength levels for each reserve component of the armed forces for fiscal year 1979. Extends the period of enlistment a member of the reserves must serve to be eligible for educational assistance. Extends such assistance program for two years. Extends reenlistment bonuses for members of the Selected R… 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
95-hr-13988 95 hr 13988 A bill to amend sections 3031(d) and 8031(d) of title 10, United States Code, to limit their application to general officers assigned or detailed to duty in the executive part of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-06 1978-09-06 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Stipulates that general (previously commissioned) officers of the Army and Air Force who are assigned to the executive departments of such components of the armed forces (the Army Staff and Air Staff) may serve on such duty for not more than four years. Stipulates that individuals promoted to the grade of brigadier general while on such assignment shall be limited to a four-year tour of duty computed from the date of such promotion. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13995 95 hr 13995 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to change the method of computing retired pay of certain enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-09-06 1978-09-06 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] RI D S000762 0 Revises the method of computing retired pay for regular enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps in order to include in such computation the number of years of such individual's non-regular service and certain other years of service. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3454 95 s 3454 A bill to amend the Act of August 29, 1974 (88 Stat. 795; 10 U.S.C. 8202 note), relating to the authorized numbers for the grades of lieutenant colonel and colonel in the Air Force and to authorize the President to suspend certain provisions of law when he determines that the needs of the Armed Forces so require, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-23 1978-09-19 Public Law 95-377. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 0 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes, through fiscal year 1979, an increase in the authorization for the number of colonels and lieutenant colonels serving on active duty in the Air Force. Authorizes the President during such fiscal year to suspend specified provisions of law if the needs of the armed forces so require which: (1) prescribe requirements for sea or foreign service duty for certain officers of the Regular Navy; (2) limit the zone selection of Navy and Marine Corps Permanent regular officers; (3) establish service and grade eligibility requirements for consideration of selection boards for the promotion of certain Navy and Marine Corps officers; and (4) limit the promotion of certain Navy and Marine Corps officers, who are junior in lineal rank to the junior officer in the appropriate promotion zone, to no more than five percent. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned for such fiscal year to retire and grant retired pay to disabled members of the armed forces whose disability was incurred in the line of duty from September 15, 1978 through September 30, 1979 if the President issues an Executive Order to such effect. Authorizes the temporary promotion of unrestricted Naval line officers in the grade of lieutenant who possess skills in critical shortage, and are serving in lieutenant commander billets, to the grade of lieutenant commander. Stipulates that such spot promotions shall be made by the President alone and the authority to make such appointments shall expire on September 30, 1979. Authorizes temporary major generals in the Marine Corps to sit on selection boards convened to select brigadier generals to the grade of major general. Authorizes the temporary promotion of Navy and Marine Corps officers designated for limited duty. Terminates such authority after September 30, 1979. 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
95-s-3434 95 s 3434 Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-18 1978-08-18 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] CO D H000287 0 Revises the special pay for medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, and optometry officers in the uniformed services on active duty. 2025-09-02T17:14:30Z  
95-hr-13924 95 hr 13924 A bill to authorize veterans loan guaranty benefits notwithstanding usury provisions of state constitutions or statutes, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-17 1978-08-17 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Exempts veterans applying for federally guaranteed loans or mortgages for homes, condominiums, or mobile homes from the application of State usury laws. 2024-08-01T20:06:55Z  
95-hr-13930 95 hr 13930 A bill to amend the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize appropriations for the purposes of such Act for fiscal years 1979 through 1985. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-17 1978-08-17 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Mitchell, Donald J. [R-NY-31] NY R M000808 17 Amends the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1979 through 1985 to carry out the provisions of such Act. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13945 95 hr 13945 Total Force Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-17 1978-08-17 Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 16 Total Force Act - Title I: Amendments to Title 10, United States Code - Revises the structure and purpose of the Reserve components of the armed forces. Declares that it is the intent of Congress that the Reserves shall be an equal element in a partnership with the active components of the armed forces. Requires the Chiefs of Reserve, and Chief, National Guard Bureau to establish a career program for personnel whom they designate as being essential to properly support their component's mission. Stipulates that the paid drill strength of the Selected Reserves shall be authorized annually by Congress. Sets forth minimum authorized strength levels for each of the Reserves. Sets forth mandatory minimum training and active duty requirements for members of the Ready Reserve. Reduces the minimum enlistment period for reservists from six to three years. Requires that the Chiefs of Reserve and the Chief, National Guard Bureau be consulted and have input regarding procedures, policies, or actions which may affect their components. Increases the number of Selected Reserves which may be on active duty at any one time from 50,000 to 100,000. Requires the Secretaries of each of the military departments to make available to their reserve components, equipment, services, supplies, and facilities that are necessary to develop and maintain those components at a level comparable to their active component counterparts. Stipulates that exceptions to this requirement by the Secretary concerned may only be made with the prior approval of Congress. Prohibits the withdrawal of serviceable equipment from the Reserves or National Guard forces for transfer to the active forces for a period of more than 60 days without prior notification to Congress. Requires that such a withdrawal be accompanied by an impact statement from the Chief of Reserves or the Chief, National Guard Bureau. Abolishes the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Establishes the positions of Assistant Secretary of the Army fo… 2025-09-02T17:11:34Z  
95-hr-13954 95 hr 13954 Veterans Geriatric and Gerontological Health Services Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-17 1978-08-17 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] MA R H000440 21 Veterans' Geriatrics and Gerontological Health Services Act - Establishes the Office of Assistant Chief Medical Director for Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care within the Office of the Chief Medical Director in the Veterans' Administration. Directs the Administration of Veterans' Affairs to designate 20 Veterans' Administration hospitals as geriatrics centers. Establishes a Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care Task Force within the Veterans' Administration. 2025-09-02T17:11:31Z  
95-hr-13964 95 hr 13964 A bill to provide for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-17 1978-08-17 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] PA D M001088 14 Provides for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans to be displayed in all national cemeteries on Memorial Day in lieu of small flags at individual gravesites. Describes such memorial flag. 2024-08-01T20:06:55Z  
95-hr-13901 95 hr 13901 A bill to protect the confidentiality of the identities of certain individuals engaged in foreign intelligence activities for the United States. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-16 1978-08-16 Referred to House Select Committee on Intelligence. House Rep. McClory, Robert [R-IL-13] IL R M000340 3 Prohibits willful disclosure of information identifying or leading to the identification of any individual as a present or former associate with a United States agency engaged in foreign intelligence activities if: (1) the person acquires such information pursuant to the authority of a Federal statute or Executive order and it has been designated as requiring a specific degree of protection; or (2) the person acquires such information knowing or having reason to believe that it has been specifically designated pursuant to a Federal statute or Executive order as requiring a specific degree of protection, and that such disclosure may prejudice the life or physical safety of the individual identified. Excuses disclosure of such information in specified circumstances to Congress, district court judges, and Federal law enforcement officers. Punishes violations of this Act by a fine of not more than $10,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than ten years. 2024-08-01T20:06:53Z  
95-hr-13903 95 hr 13903 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-16 1978-11-04 Public Law 95-589. House Rep. Stratton, Samuel S. [D-NY-28] NY D S000997 0 Stipulates that a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hres-1316 95 hres 1316 A resolution relative to absentia discharges for military deserters. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-16 1978-08-16 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 3 Directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13855 95 hr 13855 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat individuals who were serving as cadets or midshipmen at one of the service academies on December 31, 1976, as veterans of the Vietnam era for purposes of entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 34 of such title. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-14 1978-08-14 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Traxler, Bob [D-MI-8] MI D T000356 0 Entitles individuals serving as cadets or midshipmen at one of the service academies on December 31, 1976, who (1) graduated from such academy; (2) served for more than 180 days on active duty; and (3) were discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, to post-Vietnam era veterans' educational benefits. Provides that any such individual who enrolled in such educational benefits program before enactment of this Act shall be deemed disenrolled from such program. Provides for the refund of any funds contributed by such individual or the Secretary of Defense to the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Education Account. 2024-08-01T20:06:46Z  
95-s-3406 95 s 3406 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code to qualify certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services for medical and dental benefits, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-14 1978-08-14 Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services. Senate Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD] SD D M000452 0 Entitles certain unremarried former spouses of members of the uniformed services to medical and dental benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). 2025-01-14T17:07:58Z  
95-hr-13849 95 hr 13849 A bill to protect the confidentiality of the identities of certain employees of the Central Intelligence Agency. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-11 1978-08-11 Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. House Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] AL D B000431 0 Imposes criminal penalties upon any person in authorized possession of classified information identifying an individual or entity as being or having been employed or associated with the Central Intelligence Agency who releases such information to anyone not authorized to receive such information. Bars from prosecution under this Act persons who release such information to specified congressional committees, United States district court judges, and Federal law enforcement officers upon application to the Attorney General. 2024-08-01T20:06:41Z  
95-hjres-1113 95 hjres 1113 A resolution directing the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to recommend to the Congress ways of improving the quality of health care provided the Nation's aging veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-10 1978-08-10 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27] CA R D000435 0 Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prepare and submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing recommendations and proposals for means of improving the delivery of health care and related services to senior veterans not later than December 31, 1979. Defines senior veteran for purposes of theis Act as a veteran 60 years of age or older. 2024-08-01T19:57:33Z  
95-hr-13830 95 hr 13830 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces who dies while on active duty shall be considered to be a veteran for purposes of the entitlement of such member's survivors to medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Veterans' Administration. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-10 1978-08-10 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Sikes, Robert L. F. [D-FL-1] FL D S000406 0 Provides that persons who died while on active military duty are to be considered veterans for the purpose of providing certain medical benefits to their widows or surviving children. 2024-08-01T20:06:46Z  
95-hr-13831 95 hr 13831 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of medical and dental care to surviving spouses of members and certain former members of the uniformed services who are not remarried. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-10 1978-08-10 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Sikes, Robert L. F. [D-FL-1] FL D S000406 0 Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) with respect to medical and dental benefits for surviving spouses of members and former members of the uniformed services who are not remarried. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13789 95 hr 13789 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code to qualify certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services for medical and dental benefits, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-08 1978-08-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 14 Entitles certain unremarried former spouses of members of the uniformed services to medical and dental benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13795 95 hr 13795 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-08 1978-08-08 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22] PA D M001088 0 Provides for an official memorial flag to honor war veterans to be displayed in all national cemeteries on Memorial Day in lieu of small flags at individual gravesites. Describes such memorial flag. 2024-08-01T20:06:47Z  
95-hr-13766 95 hr 13766 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code to qualify certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services for medical and dental benefits, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-07 1978-08-07 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5] CA D B001153 13 Entitles certain unremarried former spouses of members of the uniformed services to medical and dental benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3377 95 s 3377 a bill to amend chapter 41 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-04 1978-08-04 Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 2 Authorizes the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment to head the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment Service in place of the existing Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
95-hr-13731 95 hr 13731 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code and the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to provide for adjustments in the benefits afforded participants in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-03 1978-08-03 Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Increases the stipend for individuals participating in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program. Amends the Public Health Service Act to make former members of such program who have completed all obligated service in one of the military departments eligible for special grants under such Act to engage in private practice in a health manpower shortage area. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3373 95 s 3373 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in connection with international world friendship events or troops on foreign soil meetings, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-03 1978-10-20 Public Law 95-492. Senate Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] NH D M000486 11 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Armed Services with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1137) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide transportation to the Girl Scouts of the United States to and from International World Friendship Events or Troops on Foreign Soil meetings which occur outside the United States. Allows U.S. citizen delegates coming from outside the United States to travel on United States military aircraft and vessels to attend triennial meetings of the National Council of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Requires the Girl Scouts to reimburse the Government for the actual cost of such transportation. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13674 95 hr 13674 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-08-01 1978-08-01 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 1 Provides that remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. 2024-08-01T20:06:38Z  
95-hr-13635 95 hr 13635 Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1979 Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-27 1978-10-13 Public Law 95-457. House Rep. Mahon, George H. [D-TX-19] TX D M000065 0 (House agreed to conference report) Department of Defense Appropriation Act - =Title I: Military Personnel=Appropriates specified sums for fiscal year 1979 to each of the armed forces for pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel, and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations for military personnel on active duty. Appropriates specified amounts to each Reserve component of the armed forces for personnel costs. =Title II: Retired Military Personnel= - Appropriates specified sums for retired and retainer pay for retired military personnel. =Title III: Operation and Maintenance= - Appropriates specified sums for: (1) operation and maintenance expenses for each of the armed forces and their reserve components and for the defense agencies; (2) expenses of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practices; (3) the payment of claims against the Department of Defense; (4) emergency and extraordinary expenses arising in the Department; (5) salaries and expenses of the Court of Military Appeals; (6) maintenance of budgeted levels of military personnel, operation or maintenance expenses disrupted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and (7) logistical support and personnel services to the XIII Olympic Winter Games. =Title IV: Procurement= - Appropriates specified sums to the various military departments and the defense agencies for the procurement of weapons and defense articles. =Title V: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation= - Appropriates specified sums to each of the armed forces and to the defense agencies for research, development, test and evaluation purposes. =Title VI: Special Foreign Currency Program= - Appropriates a specified sum for payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United States for expenses in carrying out programs of the Department of Defense. =Title VII: Working Capital Funds= - Appropriates s… 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
95-hres-1289 95 hres 1289 A resolution requesting that the Secretary of Defense should rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-27 1978-07-27 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 9 Directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13603 95 hr 13603 A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay structure relating to medical officers of the uniformed services. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-26 1978-07-26 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] NY D D000471 14 Directs the Secretary of Defense, in computing incentive pay for medical officers of the uniformed services, to prescribe a system through which variable incentive pay may be reduced or adjusted to reflect amounts the Federal Government has paid to, or benefits received by, medical officers prior to the commencement of their active duty. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13590 95 hr 13590 A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to prohibit the shipment of classified information or material on vessels of Communist countries. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-25 1978-07-25 Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17] NY D M001098 0 Amends the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to prohibit the shipment of certain classified information or material on vessels of Communist countries. 2024-08-01T20:06:34Z  
95-hr-13595 95 hr 13595 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-25 1978-07-25 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 2 Provides that remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. 2024-08-01T20:06:38Z  
95-s-3341 95 s 3341 A bill to name the Veterans' Administration hospital at Columbia, South Carolina, the "Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital". Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-25 1978-07-25 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 1 Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital." 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
95-hr-13580 95 hr 13580 A bill authorizing the President to award a medal of honor posthumously to William James Tsakanikas. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-24 1978-07-24 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-24] NY D O000134 0 Authorizes the President to award a medal of honor posthumously to William James Tsakanikas for his actions during World War II. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-8471 95 hr 8471 An Act to authorize the Governor of the State of Wyoming to exhibit the nameplate, ship's bell, and silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming without restriction as to the place of such exhibition. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-21 1978-09-08 Public Law 95-359. House Rep. Roncalio, Teno [D-WY-At Large] WY D R000421 0 Provides for the transfer and conveyance: (1) of the silver service of the United States ship Wyoming to the Qyoming State Museum; and (2) of the ship's nameplate and ship's bell to the University of Wyoming. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hres-1281 95 hres 1281 A resolution requesting that the Secretary of Defense should rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-20 1978-07-20 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 24 Directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3325 95 s 3325 Veterans Geriatric and Gerontological Health Services Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-20 1978-07-20 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] MA R B000871 0 Veterans' Geriatrics and Gerontological Health Services Act - Establishes the Office of Assistant Chief Medical Director for Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care within the Office of the Chief Medical Director in the Veterans' Administration. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to designate 20 Veterans' Administration hospitals as Geriatrics centers. Establishes a Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care Task Force within the Veterans' Administration. 2025-09-02T17:14:24Z  
95-hr-13537 95 hr 13537 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-19 1978-07-19 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 18 Provides that remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. 2024-08-01T20:06:38Z  
95-hr-13538 95 hr 13538 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-19 1978-07-19 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 1 Provides that remarriage of a surviving spouse of a veteran after age 60 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation. 2024-08-01T20:06:38Z  
95-hres-1269 95 hres 1269 A resolution to express the sense of the House that the Secretary of Defense should rescind his directive permitting in absentia discharges for deserters. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-18 1978-07-18 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 24 Directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3312 95 s 3312 Blind Veterans Disability Housing Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-18 1978-07-18 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] NM R D000407 0 Blind Veterans Disability Housing Act - Removes the requirement that blind veterans also be unable to use one of their legs in order to be eligible for special housing for disabled veterans' assistance. 2025-09-02T17:14:24Z  
95-hr-13494 95 hr 13494 A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide that persons who died while on active duty are to be considered veterans for the purpose of administering certain medical benefits to survivors. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-17 1978-07-17 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Provides that persons who died while on active military duty are to be considered veterans for the purpose of administering certain medical benefits to their widows or surviving children. 2024-08-01T20:06:30Z  
95-hr-13469 95 hr 13469 Veterans Geriatric and Gerontological Health Services Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-13 1978-07-13 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] MA R H000440 0 Veterans' Geriatrics and Gerontological Health Services Act - Establishes the Office of Assistant Chief Medical Director for Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care within the Office of the Chief Medical Director in the Veterans' Administration. Directs the Administration of Veterans' Affairs to designate 20 Veterans' Administration hospitals as geriatrics centers. Establishes a Geriatrics, Gerontology, and Extended Care Task Force within the Veterans' Administration. 2025-09-02T17:11:09Z  
95-hr-13437 95 hr 13437 Military Health Care System Reform Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-12 1978-07-12 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 10 Military Health Care System Reform Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint regional civilian military health care administrators to coordinate budgeting, planning, and the allocation of health care resources. Provides for the enrollment of active duty personnel, former members of the military, and military dependents in the military health care system for the provision of medical and dental care. States that enrolled persons shall not be denied or limited in the care provided by reason of the capability of the medical or dental staffs of major military helath care facilities. Provides for the supply of identification cards to enrolled persons. Requires major military health care facilities to establish programs to provide services to enrolled persons. Establishes budgeting requirements for such programs. Directs the Secretary of Defense to take steps to maximize training and use of physician assistance, nurse practitioners, and similar practioners at military health care facilities. Authorizes private physicians to provide medical and dental care at such facilities. Prescribes procedures for processing contract claims for services by private physicians. Entitles military medical personnel to a special performance incentive payment if fiscal year facility expenses are below budgeted expenditures. Prescribes performance standards to be used in determining the amount of such special pay. Requires the Secretary to provide for recovery of payments from health care insurers, employers, or other entities contractually or legally obligated to make payment for the provision of such care to enrolled individuals. 2025-09-02T17:11:12Z  
95-hr-13416 95 hr 13416 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modernize the permanent faculty structure at the United States Military Academy, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-11 1978-10-30 Public Law 95-551. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Revises the faculty structure of the United States Military Academy. Abolishes the positions of registrar and director of music. Removes the requirement that there be a specified number of permanent professors for specified subjects. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13386 95 hr 13386 World War I Pension Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-07-10 1978-07-10 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Anderson, Glenn M. [D-CA-32] CA D A000189 1 World War I Pension Act - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay a monthly pension of $150 to each veteran of World War I who meets specified service requirements, to the surviving spouse (who meets specified requirements), or, when there is no surviving spouse, to the child or children (who meet specified requirements). 2025-09-02T17:11:08Z  
95-hr-13373 95 hr 13373 Vietnam Veterans Employment and Training Delimiting Date Extension Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-29 1978-06-29 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] MA R H000440 1 Vietnam Veterans Employment and Training Delimiting Date Extension Act - Extends the delimiting period for veterans serving on active duty on or after August 5, 1964, and pursuing a program of apprenticeship, on-the-job, or cooperative training for up to three years. 2025-09-02T17:11:09Z  
95-hres-1254 95 hres 1254 A resolution requesting that the Secretary of Defense should rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-29 1978-06-29 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] TN R B000280 0 Directs the Secretary of Defense to rescind that portion of the Department of Defense directive which permits deserters from military service to receive in absentia discharges. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3236 95 s 3236 To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-23 1978-06-23 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] TX R T000322 0 Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years as though the cause of death were service-connected. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
95-hr-13264 95 hr 13264 Veterans and Survivors Pension Improvement Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-22 1978-06-22 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] MS D M000865 1 Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act - Title I: Amendments to Pension Program for Non-Service-Connected Disability or Death - Revises the list of specified categories of payments excluded from the determination of annual income for veterans' benefit payment purposes. Requires persons applying for veterans' non-service-connected disability pensions or certain survivors' benefits to report the income and estate of each spouse and child on account of whom added pension is applied for or received. Sets increased flat pension and aid-and-attendance allowance rates, reduced by the amount of a veterans annual income, and in specified instances, by the amount of a spouse's or child's income which is reasonably available to or for such veteran. Sets increased flat benefit rates, with similar reductions, for the surviving spouses and children of such veterans. Requires annual adjustments in such pension and benefit rates in conjunction with cost-of-living increases in social security benefits. Sets increased flat rate payments for specified pensions to certain war veterans reaching the age of 80. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions and Effective Dates - Sets the effective dates for provisions of this Act. 2025-09-02T17:11:02Z  
95-sres-489 95 sres 489 A resolution concerning disapproval of reorganization plan numbered 3. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-22 1978-09-18 Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate. Senate Sen. Ribicoff, Abraham A. [D-CT] CT D R000191 0 Disapproves the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 transmitted by the President to Congress which recommends creating a Federal Emergency Management Agency to consolidate Federal emergency activities. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
95-hr-13213 95 hr 13213 Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-21 1978-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] AL D N000095 1 Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act - Revises the special pay for medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, and optometry officers in the uniformed services on active duty. 2025-09-02T17:11:04Z  
95-hr-13214 95 hr 13214 A bill to repeal section 5153(c) of title 10, United States Code. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-21 1978-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Repeals the compensation for members of the Naval Research Advisory Committee. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13215 95 hr 13215 Supplemental Military Construction Authorization Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-21 1978-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Supplemental Military Construction Authorization Act - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for various military construction projects and for military family housing. 2025-09-02T17:11:04Z  
95-hr-13226 95 hr 13226 A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay structure relating to medical officers of the uniformed services. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-21 1978-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] NY D D000471 11 Directs the Secretary of Defense, in computing incentive pay for medical officers of the uniformed services, to prescribe a system through which variable incentive pay may be reduced or adjusted to reflect amounts the Federal Government has paid to, or benefits received by, medical officers prior to the commencement of their active duty. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13229 95 hr 13229 A bill to name the veterans' administration hospital at Columbia, South Carolina the "William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital". Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-21 1978-06-21 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] SC D D000267 5 Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital." 2024-08-01T20:06:23Z  
95-hres-1242 95 hres 1242 A resolution to disapprove Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 transmitted by the President on June 19, 1978. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-19 1978-09-14 Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #779 (40-327). House Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] TX D B000880 0 Disapproves the Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 transmitted by the President to Congress which recommends creating a Federal Emergency Management Agency to consolidate Federal emergency activities. 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z  
95-hr-13164 95 hr 13164 Total Force Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-16 1978-06-16 Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 1 Total Force Act - Title I: Amendments to Title 10, United States Code - Revises the structure and purpose of the Reserve components of the armed forces. Declares that it is the intent of Congress that the Reserves shall be an equal element in a partnership with the active components of the armed forces. Requires the Chiefs of Reserve, and Chief, National Guard Bureau to establish a career program for personnel whom they designate as being essential to properly support their component's mission. Stipulates that the paid drill strength of the Selected Reserves shall be authorized annually by Congress. Sets forth minimum authorized strength levels for each of the Reserves. Sets forth mandatory minimum training and active duty requirements for members of the Ready Reserve. Reduces the minimum enlistment period for reservists from six to three years. Requires that the Chiefs of Reserve and the Chief, National Guard Bureau be consulted and have input regarding procedures, policies, or actions which may affect their components. Increases the number of Selected Reserves which may be on active duty at any one time from 50,000 to 100,000. Requires the Secretaries of each of the military departments to make available to their reserve components, equipment, services, supplies, and facilities that are necessary to develop and maintain those components at a level comparable to their active component counterparts. Stipulates that exceptions to this requirement by the Secretary concerned may only be made with the prior approval of Congress. Prohibits the withdrawal of serviceable equipment from the Reserves or National Guard forces for transfer to the active forces for a period of more than 60 days without prior notification to Congress. Requires that such a withdrawal be accompanied by an impact statement from the Chief of Reserves or the Chief, National Guard Bureau. Abolishes the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. Establishes the positions of Assistant Secretary of the Army fo… 2025-09-02T17:10:57Z  
95-hr-13150 95 hr 13150 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide emergency medical services to veterans attending conventions of recognized veterans' organizations, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-15 1978-06-15 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Roberts, Ray [D-TX-4] TX D R000312 0 Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide emergency medical services to specified veterans attending national conventions of certain veterans organizations recognized by the Administrator. Authorizes the Administrator to contract with such organizations to furnish reimbursable emergency medical services at such conventions to non-veterans. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-13133 95 hr 13133 Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-14 1978-06-14 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3] AL D N000095 0 Uniformed Services Health Professionals Special Pay Act - Revises the special pay for medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, and optometry officers in the uniformed services on active duty. 2025-09-02T17:11:04Z  
95-hr-13135 95 hr 13135 A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that a retired member of the uniformed services who, in lieu of receiving retired pay, is receiving compensation from the Veterans' Administration for a service-connected disability rated as total and who is participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be required to make payments into the Treasury for such Plan. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-14 1978-06-14 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1] TN R Q000013 0 Stipulates that a retired member of the uniformed services who, in lieu of receiving retired pay, is receiving compensation from the Veterans' Administration for a service-connected disability rated as total and who is participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be required to make payments into the Treasury for such Plan. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hres-1231 95 hres 1231 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to an exchange of instruments of ratification of the Panama Canal Treaties and with regard to the disposition by the United States of any right to, title to, or interest in the property of Canal Zone agencies and any real property located in the Canal Zone. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-13 1978-06-13 Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. House Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] ID R H000171 17 Expresses the sense of the House that the exchange of the Panama Canal Treaty instruments of ratification should not occur earlier than March 31, 1979, unless implementing legislation has been enacted prior to such exchange. Requires specific Congressional authorization by an Act of Congress prior to any conveyance, relinquishment, or disposition of U.S. property in the Panama Canal Zone to any foreign government. 2024-08-01T19:56:44Z  
95-hr-13033 95 hr 13033 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10 of the United States Code to qualify certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services for medical and dental benefits, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-08 1978-06-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5] CA D B001153 1 Entitles certain unremarried former spouses of members of the uniformed services to medical and dental benefits under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13041 95 hr 13041 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to include chiropractic care in the health care which may be provided members and certain former members of the uniformed services and their dependents in facilities of the uniformed services and under CHAMPUS, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-08 1978-06-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 0 Includes chiropractic care in the health care which may be provided to members and former members of the armed forces and their dependents in facilities of the uniformed services and under the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13042 95 hr 13042 A bill to repeal section 5770 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the requirement for sea or foreign service for certain officers of the Regular Navy. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-08 1978-06-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Repeals the requirement that specified male line officers in the Navy serve two years at sea or foreign service to be eligible for promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13043 95 hr 13043 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the maximum age for eligibility for the financial assistance program of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps by the period of time, not to exceed four years, that a student previously served on active duty in the Armed Forces. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-08 1978-06-08 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Extends the maximum age for eligibility for the financial assistance program of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps by the period of time that a student previously served on active duty in the armed forces, not to exceed four years. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3187 95 s 3187 To amend title 38 of the United States Code to provide that the survivors of a veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for a period of at least ten years would be entitled to dependency and indemnity compensation as though the veteran had died from a service-connected disability. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-08 1978-06-08 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] DE D B000444 3 Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to pay dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of any veteran who was rated totally and permanently service-connected disabled for at least ten years as though the cause of death were service-connected. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  
95-hr-13020 95 hr 13020 A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that a former spouse of a member of the uniformed Services who is married to such member for ten years or more shall be entitled to a portion of such member's retired pay and to a portion of the annuity of a surviving spouse of such member, and that such member may not elect not to provide such an annuity without the consent of the spouse and any former spouse of the member, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-07 1978-06-07 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 24 Entitles former spouses of members of the armed forces who were married to the member for at least ten years to a portion of that member's retired or retainer pay. Entitles such former spouses to a portion of the annuity of the surviving spouse of such member. Stipulates that such a member may not elect not to provide an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan without the consent of the member's spouse and any former spouses. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-13021 95 hr 13021 A bill to amend chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, to provide that a former spouse of a member of the uniformed Services who is married to such member for ten years or more shall be entitled to a portion of such member's retired pay and to a portion of the annuity of a surviving spouse of such member, and that such member may not elect not to provide such an annuity without the consent of the spouse and any former spouse of the member, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-07 1978-06-07 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 9 Entitles former spouses of members of the armed forces who were married to the member for at least ten years to a portion of that member's retired or retainer pay. Entitles such former spouses to a portion of the annuity of the surviving spouse of such member. Stipulates that such a member may not elect not to provide an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan without the consent of the member's spouse and any former spouses. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12991 95 hr 12991 A bill to amend section 6(d) (1) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 USC App. 456(d) (1) to provide greater training flexibility for Reserve officers ordered to active duty for training for not more than six months by deleting the requirement that they be ordered to active duty for not less than three months. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-06 1978-06-06 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Amends the Military Selective Service Act to delete the requirement that Reserve officers who are ordered to active duty for not more than six months be on such duty for at least three months. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12992 95 hr 12992 A bill to amend chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize the use of CHAMPUS in patient cost-sharing rates for surgery performed on an outpatient basis. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-06 1978-06-06 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Authorizes the use of CHAMPUS (Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services) inpatient cost-sharing rates for surgery performed on an outpatient basis. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12998 95 hr 12998 A bill to provide a basic allowance for quarters for certain members of the armed services while on field or sea duty. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-06 1978-06-06 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 0 Entitles members of a uniformed service to a continued basic allowance for quarters if entitled to such allowance prior to assignment to field or sea duty. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12955 95 hr 12955 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of a deceased veteran to be buried in a national cemetery with such veteran even if the surviving spouse has remarried. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Provides that a remarried spouse of a deceased veteran may be buried with such veteran in a national cemetery in the National Cemetery System if such spouse so elects and such spouse's grave is adjacent to such veteran's grave. 2024-08-01T20:06:03Z  
95-hr-12962 95 hr 12962 A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to extend the authority of the Administrator to make grants to States for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of State home facilities for furnishing hospital, domiciliary, and nursing home care for eligible veterans, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] VA D S000070 0 Extends the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to make grants for the consturction of State home facilities for furnishing nursing home care to veterans to fiscal year 1984. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-12963 95 hr 12963 A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to require that veterans receiving hospital, nursing home or outpatient medical care from the Veterans Administration for nonservice-connected disabilities be charged for such care to the extent that they have health insurance or similar contracts or rights with respect to such care, or have entitlement to private medical care under workers' compensation or automobile accident reparation statutes of any State, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] VA D S000070 0 Requires that veterans receiving hospital, nursing home, or outpatient medical care from the Veterans' Administration for nonservice-connected disabilities be charged for such care to the extent that they have health insurance or similar contracts or rights with respect to such care, or have entitlement to private medical care under worker's compensation or automobile accident reparation statutes of any State. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-12964 95 hr 12964 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans with alcohol or drug-dependent disabilities, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] VA D S000070 0 Authorizes a three year pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitiation in contract facilities of veterans with alcohol or drug dependencies. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-12965 95 hr 12965 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the circumstances under which the expenses of travel of certain veterans traveling to or from a Veterans Administration facility in connection with the furnishing of medical care and treatment for nonservice-connected disabilities will be reimbursed. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] VA D S000070 0 Limits the circumstances under which travel expenses for certain veterans traveling to or from a Veterans' Administration facility in connection with the furnishing of medical care for non-service connected disabilities will be reimbursed. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-12966 95 hr 12966 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide readjustment professional counseling to Vietnam-era veterans and their families, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-02 1978-06-02 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Satterfield, David E., III [D-VA-3] VA D S000070 0 Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide readjustment professional counseling to Vietnam era veterans and their families. 2024-08-01T20:06:12Z  
95-hr-12927 95 hr 12927 Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1979 Armed Forces and National Security 1978-06-01 1978-09-18 Public Law 95-374. House Rep. McKay, K. Gunn [D-UT-1] UT D M000490 0 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Appropriations with amendment, S. Rept. 95-1019) Military Construction Appropriation Act - Appropriates specified sums for military construction projects for fiscal year 1979 for: (1) the Army; (2) the Navy; (3) the Air Force; (4) the Defense agencies; (5) the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; (6) the Army Reserve; (7) the Naval Reserve; (8) the Air Force Reserve; (9) family housing for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense agencies; and (10) the Homeowners Assistance Fund. Sets forth restrictions on the use of funds appropriated under this Act. Authorizes the use of funds made available under this Act for the hire of passenger motor vehicles and for advances to the Federal Highway Administration to construct defense access roads which are certified to be important to the national defense. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for any military base closure or realignment unless all the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act have been complied with. 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z  
95-hr-12895 95 hr 12895 Veterans and Survivors Pension Improvement Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-31 1978-05-31 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4] AL D B000431 0 Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act - Title I: Amendments to Pension Program for Non-service-connected Disability or Death - Revises the list of specified catagories of payments excluded from the determination of annual income for benefit payment purposes. Requires persons applying for a non-service-connected disability pension to report the income and estate of each spouse and child on account of whom added pension is applied for or received. Sets increased flat pension and aid-and-attendance allowance rates, reduced by the amount of a veteran's annual income, and in specified instances, by the amount of a spouse's or child's income which is reasonably available to or for such veteran. Sets increased flat benefit rates, with similar reductions, for the surviving spouses and children of such veterans. Requires annual adjustments in such pension and benefit rates in conjunction with cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits. Title II: Miscellaneous Provisions and Effective Dates - Sets the effective dates for provisions of this Act. 2025-09-02T17:10:49Z  
95-hr-12878 95 hr 12878 Military Health Care System Reform Act Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-25 1978-05-25 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] CA D P000047 0 Military Health Care System Reform Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint regional civilian military health care administrators to coordinate budgeting, planning, and the allocation of health care resources. Provides for the enrollment of active duty personnel, former members of the military, and military dependents in the military health care system for the provision of medical and dental care. States that enrolled persons shall not be denied or limited in the care provided by reason of the capability of the medical or dental staffs of major military helath care facilities. Provides for the supply of identification cards to enrolled persons. Requires major military health care facilities to establish programs to provide services to enrolled persons. Establishes budgeting requirements for such programs. Directs the Secretary of Defense to take steps to maximize training and use of physician assistance, nurse practitioners, and similar practioners at military health care facilities. Authorizes private physicians to provide medical and dental care at such facilities. Prescribes procedures for processing contract claims for services by private physicians. Entitles military medical personnel to a special performance incentive payment if fiscal year facility expenses are below budgeted expenditures. Prescribes performance standards to be used in determining the amount of such special pay. Requires the Secretary to provide for recovery of payments from health care insurers, employers, or other entities contractually or legally obligated to make payment for the provision of such care to enrolled individuals. 2025-09-02T17:10:50Z  
95-hr-12832 95 hr 12832 A bill to amend section 612(b) of title 38, United States Code, to clarify the intent of Congress in the application of the one year limitation within which certain veterans may apply for outpatient dental care. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-23 1978-05-23 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Sisk, B. F. [D-CA-15] CA D S000454 1 Provides that an individual who reenters active military service within 90 days after the date of such individual's discharge from military service shall have the one year limitation for applying for Veterans' Administration outpatient dental care (necessitated by a service-connected injury or condition) measured from the date of such subsequent military discharge. 2024-08-01T20:06:03Z  
95-hr-12797 95 hr 12797 A bill to amend section 4346(d) of title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the oath to be taken by appointees to the United States Military Academy. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-19 1978-05-19 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to prescribe the oath to be taken by appointees to the United States Military Academy. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12798 95 hr 12798 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the limitation on the number of cadets or midshipmen who may be appointed in the Reserves from the two-year Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-19 1978-05-19 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Removes the limitation on the number of cadets or midshipmen who may be appointed to the Reserves from the two-year Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps course. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12799 95 hr 12799 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that companies of the Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy may be commanded by commissioned officers of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, as well as by commissioned officers of the Army. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-19 1978-05-19 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Price, Melvin [D-IL-23] IL D P000522 1 Stipulates that Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy may be commanded by commissioned officers of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, as well as by Army commissioned officers. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-hr-12786 95 hr 12786 A bill to require the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency to prepare a study of the special civil defense needs of areas which contain significant elements of the United States' strategic nuclear retaliatory forces, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-18 1978-05-18 Referred to House Committee on Armed Services. House Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] MO D S000465 0 Requires the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency to prepare a study of the special civil defense needs of areas which contain significant elements of the United States stragegic nuclear retaliatory forces. Authorizes appropriations in such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such study. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  
95-s-3101 95 s 3101 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize a pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitation of veterans with alcohol or drug-dependent disabilities, and for other purposes. Armed Forces and National Security 1978-05-18 1978-05-18 Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 Authorizes a three year pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitation in contract facilities of veterans with alcohol or drug dependencies. 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z  

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