legislation: 107-hr-3927
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| 107-hr-3927 | 107 | hr | 3927 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' programs and the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer those programs. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2002-03-12 | 2002-03-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 1 | Revises Federal veterans' programs to: (1) include care for newborn children among medical services provided under the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program for an enrolled woman veteran; (2) require outpatient dental care for all former prisoners of war (currently, only those interned for at least 90 days); (3) set the pay for the Director of Nursing Service at the maximum rate payable to a Senior Executive Service (SES) member; (4) prohibit a veteran's honorable service certificate from being awarded on behalf of a veteran convicted of a Federal or State crime; (5) repeal a limitation on the number of non-career SES members serving in the Department; (6) repeal a requirement for at least five years of continuous Federal service prior to appointment as a Department Deputy Assistant Secretary; (7) allow the Department's operation and maintenance revolving supply fund to be used for medical supplies, equipment, and services for the Department of Defense; and (8) include Spanish or Latino individuals under the definition of a "minority group member" for purposes of reporting requirements of the Department's Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans. | 2025-01-02T16:50:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/3927 |