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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date ▲	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date	url
100-s-2899	100	s	2899	A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to construct a medical research center for the Veteran's Administration and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-10-14	1988-10-14	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]	SC	R	T000254	0	Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to construct a medical research center at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Provides that such construction may be carried out only if the Administrator, the President of the Medical University, and the Governor of South Carolina enter into a funding agreement to require the Administrator to pay one-half of the cost of constructing and equipping the center and the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to pay the other half of such cost. Authorizes the Administrator to accept payments from the State of South Carolina and the Medical University to defray such costs. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the President of the Medical University that provides for joint ownership, management, and use of the center. Authorizes appropriations.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2899
100-s-2900	100	s	2900	Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-10-14	1988-10-14	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]	NM	D	B000468	1	Defense Acquisition Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to establish an annual program for review, revision, and implementation of regulations affecting the Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition process. Requires the first annual program to commence by February 1, 1989. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that final regulations on the following matters are prescribed by June 1, 1989: (1) controls over advisory and assistance services acquired by contract; (2) standards and procedures to ensure that audits of DOD contractors' internal operations are complete and independently-conducted; (3) procedures that eliminate duplicative oversight actions and requirements; (4) revised Defense Acquisition Regulation Council procedures to ensure that primary council actions are assigned to employees of the Office of the Under Secretary, that completion dates are specified for such actions, and that the Under Secretary is informed of delays in actions; (5) appropriate coverage of subcontractors under suspension and debarment procedures; (6) requirements for verification of contractors' assertions of a catalog pricing exemption for contracts in excess of $1,000,000 and authority for a price adjustment in such contracts if such assertions are invalid; (7) implementation of revised work measurement standards to improve productivity and efficiency of contractor operations; (8) implementation of revised cost estimating systems; and (9) guidance to ensure that DOD obtains cost data in connection with split-source procurement contracts and that a defective pricing recovery clause is included in such contracts. Declares that the Under Secretary is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense on the resource allocation implications of all acquisition programs. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations which require each person submitting a bid for a covered contract to certify that no information relating to such bid was obtained from a Federal employee which: (1) wa…	2025-08-28T20:06:02Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2900
100-s-2808	100	s	2808	A bill to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay after a reduction of 80 percent in either the amount of compensation or retired pay.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-09-19	1988-09-23	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Defense Department.	Senate	Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]	HI	D	M000250	8	Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, after a reduction of 80 percent in either the amount of compensation or the retired pay.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2808
100-s-2732	100	s	2732	Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-08-11	1988-08-11	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]	DE	R	R000460	0	Department of Defense Acquisition Reorganization Act of 1988 - Requires the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, in planning for the acquisition of a weapon system, to: (1) consult with the Secretaries of the military departments and heads of appropriate defense agencies with regard to the need for such system; (2) have final decisionmaking authority for the research to be conducted for such system and for the system to be acquired for the Department of Defense (DOD); (3) carry out functions relating to the research and production of such system; and (4) be the sole DOD representative in negotiating with private sector representatives in the acquisition of such system. Requires the Under Secretary to determine funding priorities for the acquisition of such systems and to submit to the Secretary of Defense a proposed appropriation request reflecting such priorities. Establishes within DOD a Defense Acquisition Agency (DAA) to be headed by the Under Secretary. Specifies that the Under Secretary shall conduct weapon system acquisition through such agency. Directs the Secretary to establish by regulations a personnel system for civilian personnel within DAA. Outlines information to be included in such regulations. Allows the Secretary to exempt civilian personnel from any otherwise applicable competitive service requirements. Requires the Secretary to make appointments to DAA from the best-qualified civilian applicants. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a merit pay system for employees of DAA as the Secretary deems appropriate. Provides for the assignment of DAA employees. Provides that members of the armed forces may be detailed to DAA. Terminates the procurement authority of the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to determine the procurement needs of such department or agency and report such needs to the Under Secretary. Provides that such procurement needs may n…	2025-08-28T20:06:10Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2732
100-s-2734	100	s	2734	A bill to require the construction of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II and to commemorate United States participation in that conflict.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-08-11	1988-08-12	Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.	Senate	Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]	SC	R	T000254	17	Directs the American Battle Monuments Commission to construct a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor World War II veterans and commemorate U.S. participation in that conflict. Requires the Commission to plan, design, and oversee such construction. Establishes the World War II Memorial Advisory Board to: (1) promote and encourage donation of private funds for the construction of such memorial; and (2) recommend the site and assist the Commission in selecting the design for such memorial. Authorizes the Commission to solicit private contributions for the construction of such memorial. Authorizes assistance from specified Federal departments and agencies. Authorizes Federal property to be transferred to the Commission and authorizes the Commission to purchase suitable property within the District of Columbia for the establishment of such memorial. Absolves the United States from any liability for any expense incurred for the construction of such memorial. Provides that the maintenance of such memorial and the surrounding grounds shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that all requirements and authority established in this Act shall lapse unless: (1) the construction of the memorial is commenced within five years after enactment of this Act; and (2) funds are certified to be available, prior to such construction, to insure completion of the memorial.	2025-04-23T11:41:33Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2734
100-s-2738	100	s	2738	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide grant assistance for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries owned by Indian tribes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-08-11	1988-08-19	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]	AZ	D	D000185	1	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions concerning aid to States for establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries to extend such aid to cemeteries owned by Indian tribes.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2738
100-s-2749	100	s	2749	Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-08-11	1988-10-24	Became Public Law No: 100-526.	Senate	Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS]	MS	D	S000852	2	(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-1071) Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act - Title I: Additional Fiscal Year 1989 Authorization Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following purposes: (1) barracks modernization at Fort Bliss, Texas; (2) the construction of defense access roads at the New Cumberland Army Depot, Pennsylvania; (3) military construction projects at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas; and (4) family housing at Helemano Military Reservation in Hawaii. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for National Guard and Reserve military construction and land acquisition projects in specified amounts at specified locations. Limits the obligation of funds for the Army Air Defense system. Revises provisions relating to multiyear procurement authority to allow the President to request from the Congress relief from the requirement of a certain cost savings that must occur before such a contract is authorized to be entered into. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 to require a certain report under such Act to be submitted to the Appropriations Committees of the Congress in addition to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Authorizes the President to extend the term of office for the officer serving as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until June 1, 1989. Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct an independent assessment of Army and Air Force studies and analyses of close air support aircraft alternatives for meeting U.S. military requirements for the period between the assessment and the year 2000, and beyond. Outlines administrative provisions concerning: (1) an operational test plan for a competitive fly-off of aircraft for the close air support mission; (2) the transfer from the Air Force to the Army of the close air support mission; and (3) reports required from the Secretary to the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees on such close air support alterna…	2022-12-13T14:56:44Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2749
100-s-2675	100	s	2675	Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-08-01	1988-08-05	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Health and Human Services Department, U.S. Air Force.	Senate	Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]	SD	D	D000064	17	Veterans' Agent Orange and Vietnam Service Disabilities Act of 1988 - Title I: Agent Orange Presumptions, Research, and Outreach Matters - Creates a presumption that, for the purposes of wartime disability compensation for Vietnam veterans, the following diseases shall be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, active military, naval, or air service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era: (1) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (2) soft-tissue sarcoma; and (3) a disease that is determined by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to be reasonably associated with the known biological effects of dioxin or other toxic herbicides used in Vietnam and that is listed in regulations which the Administrator of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe for purposes of this Act. Provides that Vietnam veterans who have diseases that are associated with such herbicides shall be presumed to have been exposed during such service unless: (1) the results of credible laboratory tests indicate that the level of dioxin or other toxic agent in the veteran's serum is within the range of levels considered normal for veterans who served during the Vietnam era but did not serve in Vietnam; and (2) the service records of any such veteran indicate that the veteran did not participate extensively in tactical operations in Vietnam. Provides that such presumption is otherwise non-rebuttable. Authorizes the Administrator, for purposes of this Act, to require a veteran to submit to a blood test to determine the level of dioxin or other toxic agent in such veteran's serum. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) or another appropriate nonprofit private scientific organization to determine the normal range of serum dioxin or other toxic agent levels. Authorizes the Administrator to apply the presumption that diseases associated with toxic agents in veterans who were exposed to such agents in Vietnam were incurred or aggravated by such service, to veterans who served actively outside of Vietnam dur…	2025-08-28T20:07:41Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2675
100-s-2670	100	s	2670	A bill to exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal mean-tested programs.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-07-29	1988-08-03	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Health and Human Services Department, Agriculture Department.	Senate	Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]	NY	D	M001054	2	Excludes Agent Orange settlement payments from income or resources in determining eligibility for benefits under any Federal or federally assisted program.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2670
100-s-2621	100	s	2621	Department of Defense Procurement Improvements Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-07-08	1988-07-08	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]	IL	D	D000366	0	Department of Defense Procurement Improvements Act of 1988 - Revises the responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (the Under Secretary) to include the following: (1) the centralized procurement of all property and services within the Department of Defense (DOD); (2) the establishment and implementation of procurement policies for DOD; (3) all contract administration functions within DOD; and (4) the supervision, direction, and control of all competition advocates within DOD. Provides limited authority to the Under Secretary to delegate such responsibilities. Provides that the following functions shall come under the Office of the Under Secretary: (1) all DOD functions relating to the procurement of property and services; (2) all functions of the Defense Acquisition Regulation Council and the Defense Logistics Agency; and (3) all functions of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary of Defense to appoint the Senior Acquisition Executive of each military department by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires each such Executive to report directly to the Under Secretary. Directs the Under Secretary to consult with the Inspector General of DOD when carrying out his or her contract audit responsibilities. Prohibits a contract from being entered into for the full-scale development of a major defense system or the procurement of a major system unless the Under Secretary has reviewed and approved the contract. Requires the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to report directly to the Under Secretary. (Currently, the Director reports directly to the Secretary of Defense.) Directs each advocate for competition within a military department or a defense agency to transmit to the Under Secretary a report describing his or her activities during the preceding year. Places all DOD responsibilities regarding the cataloging and standardization of defense supplies in the hands of the Under Secretary (currently, such dutie…	2025-08-28T20:05:28Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2621
100-s-2611	100	s	2611	An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disclosure of income information to the Veterans' Administration for purposes of verifying information provided about their incomes by beneficiaries of programs under which income is relevant to eligibility; and to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect against the misuse of such information, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-07-06	1988-07-26	Committee on Finance. Ordered favorably reported S. 2238 in lieu of this measure.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit disclosure to the Veterans Administration (VA) of income-related tax return information for the purpose of determining eligibility for specified veterans' pension and benefit programs. Amends Federal law to prohibit the Administrator of the VA from using this tax return information to terminate, deny, suspend, or reduce a person's benefits or services without first: (1) taking appropriate steps to verify independently the amount and accessibility of the income in question, and (2) providing the affected individual with notice and an opportunity to respond to the findings. Restricts the Administrator's right to verify or act upon information relating to disability compensation. Directs the Administrator to notify applicants for and recipients of VA benefits that income information they provide may be compared with tax return data.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2611
100-s-2583	100	s	2583	Act to Convert Non-Physician Directors to the Senior Executive Service	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-06-28	1988-06-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Act to Convert Non-Physician Directors to the Senior Executive Service - Provides that certain non-physician directors of the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery shall be career appointees in the Senior Executive Service.	2025-08-28T20:07:57Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2583
100-s-2521	100	s	2521	A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to conduct a study of the prevalence and incidence of certain psychological problems among Asian-American and Polynesian-American Vietnam Veterans.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-06-16	1988-06-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]	HI	D	M000250	1	Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems among Asian-American and Polynesian-American Vietnam veterans. Sets forth the methodology to be used in conducting such study. Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress by October 1, 1990, concerning the results of such study.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2521
100-s-2511	100	s	2511	A bill to establish a pilot program for providing assistance to certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and are quadriplegic, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-06-14	1988-07-19	Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs during FY 1989, 1990, and 1991 under which the Administrator: (1) provides assistive monkeys to certain veterans who have service-connected disabilities and are quadriplegic and facilitates the provision of such monkeys to other veterans who are quadriplegic; and (2) provides dogs specially trained to provide hearing assistance to deaf individuals to certain veterans with service-connected hearing impairments, if the Administrator determines that the Veterans Administration is not currently authorized to provide such dogs. Requires the Administrator to: (1) determine the costs, benefits, and effectiveness of such pilot program; and (2) report to the Congress the results of such evaluation and the Administrator's views on the relationship between the provision of such a monkey and the payment of an aid and attendance allowance or an annual pension based on the need for aid and attendance.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2511
100-s-2476	100	s	2476	A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Veterans' Administration to be on New Jersey State Route 70 in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic".	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-06-07	1988-06-07	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]	NJ	D	L000123	1	Designates the outpatient clinic of the Veterans Administration located in Brick Township, New Jersey, as the James J. Howard Veterans' Outpatient Clinic.	2025-01-14T17:12:38Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2476
100-s-2446	100	s	2446	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authorization of the Veterans' Administration to furnish respite care to certain chronically ill veterans and to extend the due date for a report on the results of an evaluation of furnishing such care.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-27	1988-06-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]	WV	D	R000361	2	Amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986 to extend for one year: (1) the authorization of the Veterans Administration to furnish respite care to certain chronically-ill veterans; and (2) the due date for a report on the results of an evaluation of furnishing such care.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2446
100-s-2459	100	s	2459	Veterans' Vocational Training Continuation Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-27	1988-06-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]	WV	D	R000361	2	Veterans' Vocational Training Continuation Act of 1988 - Extends for one year (from January 31, 1989, to January 31, 1990) the temporary program of vocational training and health-care eligibility for certain new veterans' pension recipients.	2025-08-28T20:07:12Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2459
100-s-2462	100	s	2462	Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-27	1988-07-05	Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	4	Veterans' Administration Health-Care Personnel and Programs Act of 1988 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend the eligibility for veterans' readjustment counseling to any veteran who served on active duty after May 7, 1975, in an area during a period in which hostilities occurred in such area. (Currently, such benefits are authorized only for any veteran who served on active duty during the Vietnam era.) Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, upon the request of any veteran who served on active duty during the Korean conflict or World War II, to furnish counseling to such veteran in overcoming any psychological problems associated with such veteran's service during such period. Details the emphasis and assessments to be included in such counseling. Defines "hostilities" as situations in which members of the armed forces were subjected to danger from armed conflict comparable to danger members have been subjected to in battle with the enemy during a period of war. Extends through FY 1992 the authority of the Veterans Administration (VA) to provide contract care for U.S. veterans in the Philippines. Authorizes the Administrator, upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director of the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Department), to appoint in the competitive service five individuals with a recognized degree or certification from an accredited institution in a health-care occupation or profession who were appointed to and successfully participated in a VA-affiliated clinical education program. Requires the Administrator, in appointing such individuals, to apply certain veterans' hiring preferences. Requires the Administrator to provide the President with at least 45 days' notice (currently 90 days) of the Administrator's intention to provide basic pay increases for certain VA employees. Amends Federal provisions relating to VA employees to provide that disciplinary boards shall be appointed to investigate disciplinary actions for performance or conduct during tenure…	2025-08-28T20:07:05Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2462
100-s-2463	100	s	2463	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capability of Veterans' Administration health-care facilities to provide the most effective and appropriate services possible to veterans suffering from mental illness, especially conditions which are service-related, through the designation of centers of mental illness research, education, and clinical activities at up to five of its medical centers, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-27	1988-06-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	5	Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish and operate up to five Veterans Administration health-care facilities as centers of mental illness research, education, and clinical activities, taking into account appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities. Precludes the Administrator from designating any health-care facility as a center unless the facility has (or may reasonably be anticipated to develop): (1) an arrangement with an accredited medical school and graduate school of psychology which provide education and training in psychiatry and psychology through regular rotation through such center so as to provide training in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness; (2) an arrangement under which nursing, social work, or other allied health personnel receive education and training in mental health care through regular rotation through such facility; (3) the ability to attract the participation of scientists who are capable of ingenuity and creativity in research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness and into models for furnishing care and treatment to veterans suffering from mental illness; (4) a policymaking advisory committee to advise the directors of such facility and center on policy matters pertaining to the activities of such center; and (5) the capability to conduct effectively evaluations of the activities of such center. Authorizes appropriations. Declares that activities of clinical and scientific investigation at each center shall be eligible to compete for the award of funding from funds appropriated for the VA medical and prosthetics research account and shall receive priority insofar as funds are awarded to projects for mental illness. Requires the Chief Medical Director to ensure that: (1) research activities carried out through such centers include an appropriate emphasis on the psychosocial dimension of mental illness and on models for furnishing care and treatment to veterans suffering from mental illness; and (2) useful information prod…	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2463
100-s-2464	100	s	2464	Veterans Administration Insurance Amendments of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-27	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans Administration Insurance Amendments of 1988 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to: (1) pay interest on the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance, Veterans Special Life Insurance, Veterans Reopened Insurance, or U.S. Government Life Insurance policy from the date the policy matures until the date the proceeds are paid to the beneficiary or policy holder; and (2) adjust the discount rate for insurance premiums paid in advance, subject to certain restrictions.	2025-08-28T20:08:39Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2464
100-s-2419	100	s	2419	Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-19	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans' Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Repeals the provisions relating to the setting of the interest rate on guaranteed or insured housing loans to veterans as provided by the Veterans Administration (VA), and provides that such interest rates should be negotiated between the veteran and the lender, provided that the interest rate agreed upon remains constant throughout the life of the loan. Grants the Administrator of Veterans Affairs authority to sell vendee loans (to maintain the effective functioning of the loan guarantee program) without recourse after: (1) consulting with a professional financial advisor; (2) reviewing the experience of other Federal agencies that have conducted loan asset sales without recourse; (3) exploring such marketing strategies as overcollateralized loans or private reinsurances; and (4) accepting bids only when they appropriately reflect the prevailing interest rates and characteristics of the loans. Repeals certain provisions which: (1) regulate the manner in which the VA may sell such loans; and (2) prohibit the VA from selling such loans unless they are sold at par. Repeals provisions relating to the inspection of manufactured homes purchased by veterans, and deems as meeting required standards any manufactured housing unit displaying a certificate of conformance to Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions placing certain restrictions on such VA manufactured home loans. Limits the maximum VA liability under such loan guarantees. Repeals provisions which prohibit the VA from guaranteeing loans for newly constructed residences in areas not served by public or community water and sewage systems. Permits the VA to collect debts arising out of the housing loan program by offsetting the debtor's Federal tax refund. Requires any veteran wishing a housing debt waiver to make such request within 180 days of the notification of such indebtedness (unless the Administrator determines that a longer period is reasonable) or by September 30, 1990,…	2025-08-28T20:06:12Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2419
100-s-2396	100	s	2396	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the period considered as the Vietnam era in the case of veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-16	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]	ME	D	M000811	3	Changes the definition of "Vietnam era," for purposes of veterans' benefits, to include, in the case of a veteran who served in Vietnam, the period from February 28, 1961, through May 7, 1975.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2396
100-s-2394	100	s	2394	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of Veterans' administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans' Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-13	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Authorizes the appointment of Veterans Administration-trained graduates in certain health-care professions or occupations by the Veterans Administration without regard to civil service hiring procedures.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2394
100-s-2369	100	s	2369	Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-05-27	Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Division A) with an amendment by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Division A of S. 2355)) Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following: (1) procurement by the defense agencies; (2) the chemical demilitarization program; and (3) procurement by the Reserves and National Guard. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, under specified limitations and conditions, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of certain weapons and defense systems. Part B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from selecting a second source for production of a certain assembled package for 155 millimeter M864 ammunition until the program enters full-rate production and the Secretary reports to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) on an acquisition plan for the establishment of a second source for the program. Places certain requirements, restrictions, or limitations on the following Navy procurement programs: (1) the Trident II Missile program; (2) the DDG-51 Destroyer program; (3) the 5-Inch Semi-Active Laser Guided Projectile program; (4) AH-1W Ground Support Equipment; and (5) AN/SQR-17A Acoustic Processors. Earmarks specified funds for: (1) the procurement of one DDG-51 class destroyer; and (2) certain electronic warfare equipment. Prohibits FY 1989 Air Force funds from being obligated or expended in connection with the launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Part C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than December 1, 1988, to submit to the Congress a detailed report on the current and projected requirements of the Navy for ai…	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2369
100-s-2370	100	s	2370	Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-05-27	Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Division B) with an amendment by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Division B of S. 2355)) Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to make advances to the Secretary of Transportation for the construction of defense access roads for a specified amount at specified locations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of all military construction projects authorized under this title. Extends authorizations for certain FY 1985 through 1987 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Earmarks specified funds for a certain shipyard modernization project at the Portsmouth Naval shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire a specified number of family housing units located on the Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois. States the amount of charge to be made by the Secretary for the leasing of such units after acquisition by the Secretary. Terminates the authority of the Secretary to acquire such property on October 1, 1994. Authorizes the Secretary to make advances to the Secretary of T…	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2370
100-s-2371	100	s	2371	Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act, 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-05-27	Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Titles 31 and 32) with an amendment by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Titles XXXI and XXXII of S. 2355)) Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1989 - Title I: Department of Energy National Security Programs - Part A: National Security Programs Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Energy (DOE) for FY 1989 for operating expenses incurred and for plant and capital equipment necessary in carrying out national security programs involving: (1) weapons activities; (2) defense nuclear materials production; (3) environmental restoration and management of defense waste and transportation; (4) verification and control technology; (5) nuclear materials safeguards and security technology development program; (6) security investigations; and (7) naval reactors development. Limits the amount of such DOE funds that may be obligated or expended for the following: (1) programs, projects, and activities of DOE relating to SDI; and (2) the inertial confinement fusion program. Restricts the obligation of funds for: (1) the short-range attack missile II; and (2) the construction of a cooling tower at the K reactor, Savannah River Plant, South Carolina. Authorizes certain remaining unobligated balances to be transferred and made available, to the extent provided in an appropriation Act, for the Defense Waste and Environmental Restoration activities at Richland, Washington, to be used in specified amounts for operating expenses, construction, and capital equipment. Provides that funds made available for DOE for the special isotope separation project in Idaho Falls, Idaho, may not be obligated or expended for site preparation for such project before March 1, 1989. Part B: Recurring General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds authorized under this title for any program where the costs of the program exceed by five percent or by more than $10,000,000, whichever is less, the amount authorized for that program under this title. Prohibits the use of funds authorized by…	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2371
100-s-2372	100	s	2372	An original bill to authorize appropriations for Federal Civil Defense programs for fiscal year 1989.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-06-01	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted Title XXXIII of S. 2355)) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for civil defense functions under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2372
100-s-2373	100	s	2373	An original bill to make supplemental authorizations for appropriations for fiscal year 1988 for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-05-27	Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2355 (Section 903) with an amendment by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended, (Inserted certain provisions of S. 2355)) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of specified funds appropriated for the following programs in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988: (1) Maxicube cargo system under research, development, test, and evaluation for the Army; (2) Coastal Defense Augmentation; (3) AN/SQR-17 Acoustic Processors for the Mobile In-Shore Undersea Warfare Group; and (4) P-3C aircraft under procurement of National Guard and Reserve equipment. Prohibits Army procurement funds from being obligated or expended for a certain air defense system unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that the system has met or exceeded full system requirements. Prohibits Navy aircraft procurement funds from being obligated or expended for procurement of any A-6 aircraft configured in the F-model configuration. Permits the use of specified funds appropriated for the modification of M60 tanks for procurement or modification of M1 tanks. Provides that, for purposes of certain transfer authority provided under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989, the above amounts prohibited from being obligated or expended under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 shall be deemed to have been authorized under such Act in equal amounts to the Army, Navy, and Air Force for operation and maintenance to prevent the furlough and separation of civilian employees, and for funding other high-priority readiness programs.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2373
100-s-2374	100	s	2374	An original bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to transfer between accounts a limited amount of funds appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1989.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-09-20	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase the amount of Department of Defense (DOD) authorizations for FY 1988 that are subject to transfer from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000. Requires the Secretary of Defense, in determining the purposes for which such transfer authority will be used, to: (1) ensure that an appropriate portion of such authority is used to transfer to operation and maintenance accounts of DOD for FY 1988 funds for depot maintenance activities sufficient to reduce service backlogs and funds for pay of civilian personnel of DOD in an amount sufficient to ensure that no such employees are released due to insufficient funding; (2) give special consideration and priority to DOD civilian employees, defense readiness, and more efficient acquisition processes; and (3) provide funds for other high-priority readiness items.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2374
100-s-2375	100	s	2375	An original bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to impose certain limitations on the obligation of authorized appropriations for the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-09-20	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	Prohibits the obligation of any unauthorized defense appropriation unless the obligation is specifically authorized by law after the enactment of such appropriations. Provides that, of any amount appropriated to the Department of Defense (DOD) in an appropriation law, the amount that may be obligated or expended is the amount appropriated reduced by any amount determined by the Secretary of Defense to be for unauthorized programs, projects, or activities. Requires the Secretary, no later than 30 days after the enactment of an appropriation or authorization law (whichever is enacted later), to report to the Congress on any unauthorized projects, programs, or activities, as well as any amounts appropriated for such projects, programs, or activities. Directs the Comptroller General to review each such report and report to the Congress if: (1) the law with respect to which the Secretary submitted a report provides appropriations for an unauthorized program, project, or activity in addition to those identified by the Secretary; or (2) a program, project, or activity identified in the report as unauthorized is not unauthorized. Defines an unauthorized program, project, or activity as one for which an amount is provided under a defense appropriation exceeding the amount authorized to be appropriated for such program, project, or activity in a law other than an appropriation law. Provides that if, as of the first day of a fiscal year no authorization of appropriations has been enacted specifically for DOD operations, then funds appropriated or otherwise made available for that fiscal year may be obligated for pay for civilian personnel, operation and maintenance activities, and research, development, test, and evaluation activities. Provides the rate at which such funds may be obligated. Terminates such general continuing authority upon subsequent enactment of a law specifically authorizing appropriations for such purposes for a fiscal year. Provides that this Act shall not apply to permanent appropriations and tru…	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2375
100-s-2383	100	s	2383	Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-12	1988-06-30	Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	3	Veterans' Education Benefits Amendments of 1988 - Makes eligible for education benefits under the Vietnam-era GI Bill individuals who: (1) before January 1, 1977, commenced the third academic year as a cadet or midshipman at one of the service academies or the third academic year as a member of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps (SROTC); (2) served more than 180 days as a commissioned officer, were honorably discharged, and enrolled in the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program; and (3) submit to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs before January 1, 1990, an irrevocable election to be so eligible. Allows students using Veterans Administration educational assistance to make a one-time course withdrawal without the requirement of repayment of benefits. Makes Montgomery GI Bill and Post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance Program students eligible for tutorial assistance. Increases the maximum tutorial assistance payments to be paid by the Administrator.	2025-08-28T20:06:30Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2383
100-s-2366	100	s	2366	Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-11	1988-08-05	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]	OK	D	B000639	0	(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4387 passed in lieu) Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for intelligence activities in specified departments and agencies of the Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense (DOD). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be expended for carrying out its functions relative to the implementation of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared by the Select Committee on Intelligence. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1989. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 244 full-time Intelligence Community Staff employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1989. Title IV: General Provisions - Provides that the authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Permits appropriations authorized by this Act for employee benefits to be increased to meet increases in such benefits authorized by law. Title V: Central Intelligence Agency Administrative Provisions - Allows the Director of Central Intelligence to grant appropriate relief to former CIA employees who unfairly had their CIA careers adversely affec…	2025-08-28T20:08:39Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2366
100-s-2355	100	s	2355	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-05-04	1988-06-07	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	0	(Measure passed Senate, amended) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1989 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Part A: Funding Authorizations - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for procurement of aircraft, missiles, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and for other procurement. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the following: (1) procurement by the defense agencies; (2) the chemical demilitarization program; and (3) procurement by the Reserves and National Guard. Authorizes the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force, under specified limitations and conditions, to enter into multiyear contracts for the procurement of certain weapons and defense systems. Part B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations - Prohibits the Secretary of the Army from selecting a second source for production of a certain assembled package for 155 millimeter M864 ammunition until the program enters full-rate production and the Secretary reports to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) on an acquisition plan for the establishment of a second source for the program. Places certain requirements, restrictions, or limitations on the following Navy procurement programs: (1) the Trident II Missile program; (2) the DDG-51 Destroyer program; (3) the 5-Inch Semi-Active Laser Guided Projectile program; (4) AH-1W Ground Support Equipment; and (5) AN/SQR-17A Acoustic Processors. Earmarks specified funds for: (1) the procurement of one DDG-51 class destroyer; and (2) certain electronic warfare equipment. Prohibits FY 1989 Air Force funds from being obligated or expended in connection with the launch facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Part C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary of Defense, no later than December 1, 1988, to submit to the Congress a detailed report on the current and projected require…	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2355
100-s-2328	100	s	2328	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to toll the time limitation for eligibility for and entitlement to educational assistance and training and rehabilitation services and assistance for any period during which the applicant suffers from alcoholism.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-27	1988-04-27	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]	PA	R	S000709	1	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions concerning eligibility and entitlement under the All-Volunteer Educational Assistance program to provide that, for a veteran suffering from alcoholism, the ten-year delimiting period during which a veteran is entitled to such educational benefits shall not begin to run until such veteran has recovered from such alcoholism. Provides the same time limitation exception, with respect to a veteran suffering from alcoholism, in the case of a veteran's eligibility for the following benefits: (1) veterans' training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities; (2) post-Vietnam Era veterans' educational assistance; (3) veterans' educational assistance; and (4) survivors' and dependents' educational assistance.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2328
100-s-2314	100	s	2314	Amended Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-22	1988-04-22	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	1	Amended Military Construction Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Army - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, to carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and to improve existing military family housing units (waiving maximum amounts per unit in some locations) in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations to the Army for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction projects, unspecified minor construction projects, architectural and engineering services and construction designs, and military family housing functions. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Extends the authorization for certain FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 military construction projects. Title II: Navy - Authorizes the Secretary of the Navy to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, carry out architectural and engineering services and construction design activities, and improve existing military family housing units (waiving maximum amounts per unit in some locations) in specified amounts at specified installations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years beginning after FY 1988 for military construction, land acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of the Navy. Limits the total cost of construction projects authorized by this title. Title III: Air Force - Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to acquire real property and carry out military construction projects in specified amounts at specified installations and locations. Authorizes the Secretary to construct or acquire military family housing units, carry out …	2025-08-28T20:06:56Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2314
100-s-2315	100	s	2315	A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1989 and 1990 for civil defense programs.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-22	1988-04-22	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	1	Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990 for civil defense programs under the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2315
100-s-2316	100	s	2316	Department of Defense Amended Budget Authorization Act, 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-22	1988-04-22	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]	GA	D	N000171	1	Department of Defense Amended Budget Authorization Act, 1989 - Title I: Procurement - Authorizes appropriations to the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Air Force for FY 1989 for the following: (1) aircraft; (2) missiles; (3) weapons and tracked combat vehicles; (4) ammunition; (5) shipbuilding and conversion; and (6) other procurement. Authorizes appropriations to the defense agencies for FY 1989. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the destruction of lethal chemical weapons. Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1982 to add recognition of a recent Memorandum of Understanding and other follow-on support agreements to the authority provided to the Secretary of Defense in connection with the NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) program. Title II: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the armed forces and the defense agencies for research, development, testing, and evaluation. Title III: Operation and Maintenance - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for operation and maintenance for the following: (1) the armed forces and the armed forces reserves; (2) the defense agencies; (3) the National Guard; (4) the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice; (5) defense claims; (6) the Court of Military Appeals; and (7) environmental restoration, defense. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 for the working capital funds of the armed forces and the defense agencies. Title IV: Personnel Authorizations - Part A: Active Forces - Authorizes end strengths for active-duty forces for FY 1989. Part B: Reserve Forces - Authorizes end strengths for the reserve forces for FY 1989. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive such end strengths by a specified percentage and requires such end strengths to be reduced in a specified manner. Authorizes end strengths for reserves on active duty in support of the reserves for FY 1989. Increases the number of members in certain grades authorized to be on active duty in support of the re…	2025-08-28T20:07:41Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2316
100-s-2306	100	s	2306	Veterans Administration Multiyear Contracting Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-21	1988-05-17	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans Administration Multiyear Contracting Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, subject to certain restrictions, to enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of supplies or services when: (1) appropriations are available and adequate for fixed obligations required for total payments under the full term of the contract or for payment for the first fiscal year plus cancellation costs; and (2) the Administrator determines that such a contract will reduce contract costs or achieve economics in administration, performance, and operation, that during the proposed contract period there will be a continuing or recurring and constant need for supplies or services, that the specifications for the supplies or services are stable and the technical risks are not excessive, and that such a contract will not inhibit small business bids. Specifies that a multiyear contract shall include: (1) a provision that the Veterans Administration's (VA) contract obligation during the second or any subsequent fiscal year is contingent on the appropriation of funds, if appropriations are not available to cover total contract payments; and (2) provision for the payment of a cancellation charge to compensate the contractor for any nonrecurring, unrecovered costs if the contract is canceled. Allows performance under the contract to be canceled if the amount of funds appropriated is insufficient to cover programs of the VA and all multiyear contracts. Provides for the payment of cancellation costs from: (1) appropriated funds which were originally available either for contract performance or for cancellation payments; or (2) current year funds available for contracting, if funds are not available from the original account. Allows amounts appropriated to finance cancellation costs to remain available until expended for outyear cancellation or contract costs.	2025-08-28T20:08:13Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2306
100-s-2307	100	s	2307	Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-21	1988-05-25	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans' Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 1988 - Title I: Educational Assistance and Vocational Rehabilitation Program Improvements - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to make cooperative training benefits available both to veterans entitled to: (1) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill active-duty educational assistance program; and (2) educational assistance under the post-Vietnam Era Educational Assistance program. Authorizes payment through the Veterans Administration (VA) for such training at 80 percent of the basic full-time monthly rate otherwise payable, with the member's educational assistance entitlement charged accordingly. Eliminates the reference to a high school equivalency certificate (as a requirement for eligibility for educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill), instead requiring that an individual have certain alternate school credentials accepted by the armed forces, pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense, which are equivalent to a secondary school diploma. Provides that a person who receives an early discharge from service for a preexisting medical condition which the Administrator of Veterans Affairs determines is not service-connected and, as a result of such discharge or release, does not meet the length-of-service requirements for entitlement to educational assistance, shall be entitled to receive military pay equal to the entire amount of his or her military pay reduction previously taken for participation in such program, less any inservice educational assistance received before such release or discharge. Authorizes an individual who is eligible for educational assistance and who is separated from service prior to the completion of his or her four-year Selected Reserve obligation due to disability, hardship, or the convenience of the Government, to elect whether he or she wants to receive entitlement based on two years of active-duty obligation or to receive such entitlement based on four years of Selected Reserve d…	2025-08-28T20:05:15Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2307
100-s-2292	100	s	2292	Veterans' Judicial Review Act	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-18	1988-04-28	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	0	Veterans' Judicial Review Act - Subjects the Veterans Administration's (VA) rulemaking procedures (with regard to any matter relating to loans, grants, or benefits) to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. Provides for the judicial review of actions of the Administrator of Veterans Affairs in the U.S. Courts of Appeals. Revises provisions regarding payment of attorneys' fees in connection with a claim for benefits under laws administered by the VA to: (1) direct the Board of Veterans' Appeals (currently the Administrator) to approve reasonable attorneys' fees to be paid by the claimant to attorneys for representation before the VA; and (2) provide dollar limits for services rendered prior to the issuance of a notice of disagreement and for services in connection with a challenge to the validity of VA regulations. Authorizes a U.S. Court of Appeals, in a VA benefits matter resolved favorably to the claimant, to determine and allow a reasonable attorneys' fee to be paid by the claimant. Allows such court to determine the fee (not to exceed $750) in a case resolved unfavorably to the claimant. Authorizes such court to award reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs to the prevailing party. Directs the Administrator, to the extent that past-due benefits are awarded in proceedings before the VA, to direct that payment of attorneys' fees be made out of such past-due benefits. Repeals current Federal law requiring the Board of Veterans' Appeals to be bound in its decisions by regulations of the VA, instructions of the Administrator, and the precedent opinions of the chief law officer. Provides that when an appellant before the Board has challenged the validity of regulations of the VA involved in his or her case, he or she shall be afforded the right to have such challenges adjudicated and resolved by the Board, subject to review by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Allows the Administrator to appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit a Board decision that a regulation of the VA is invalid. …	2025-08-28T20:08:40Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2292
100-s-2293	100	s	2293	A bill amend title 38, sections 5002(d) and 5004(a)(4), United States Code, to raise the Veterans Administration's minor construction cost limitation from $2 million to $3 million and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-18	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to consider the sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Defense as an alternative to a major medical facility project (currently, a project expected to cost over $2,000,000). Revises the definition of a "major medical facility project" requiring congressional approval to increase the required expenditure from $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2293
100-s-2294	100	s	2294	Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-18	1988-06-16	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments Act of 1988 - Repeals current Federal veterans' provisions which: (1) prohibit the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from furnishing treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities of veterans after September 30, 1988; and (2) direct the Administrator to monitor the performance of each contract facility performing the above care and services for veterans for quality assurance and cost-effectiveness purposes. Extends through FY 1991 the Veterans Administration's (VA) authority to provide respite care services. Provides that the VA has the authority to pay for emergency medical services for veterans participating in a vocational rehabilitation program when the veteran cannot reasonably obtain medical care through VA or other Government facilities. Extends through FY 1994 the authority of the President to authorize the Administrator to contract with the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in the Republic of the Philippines to provide for payments for care in the VMMC for eligible U.S. veterans. Extends through FY 1994 the authority of the Administrator to make grants of up to $500,000 annually to the VMMC for education and training of health service personnel and for equipment upgrading and replacement. Increases the per diem rates to be paid to States for the care of veterans in State homes. Deletes the specific listing of professions eligible for the VA Health Professional Scholarship program, instead making eligible for such program any person engaged in a field of training or study in direct health-care services. Defines the period of obligated service for those newly included participants in the above scholarship program as starting after these participants have obtained the necessary licensure or credentials for VA employment. Prohibits any period of internship, residency, or advanced clinical training as being counted towards the newly-included participant's period of obligated service. Makes applicable to the newly-inclu…	2025-08-28T20:06:24Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2294
100-s-2267	100	s	2267	Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-11	1988-04-18	Star Print ordered the bill to reflect that the legislation was introduced by request.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Veterans' Compensation and Benefits Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Disability Compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate Increases - Requires annual cost-of-living increases in the rates of veterans' disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, and in the clothing allowance for disabled veterans. Require the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to publish such new rates in the Federal Register. Authorizes the Administrator to adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons who are not in receipt of compensation for service-connected disability or death. Title II: Enlargement of Clothing-Allowance Coverage and Income Exclusion Amendments - Expands coverage under the clothing-allowance to include veterans who use prescribed medication for a service-connected skin condition which medication the Administrator determines stains or otherwise damages such veteran's clothing. Expands the scope of income which may be excluded for purposes of determinations for: (1) dependency and indemnity compensation to parents; and (2) veterans' pensions. Title III: Miscellaneous Amendments - Extends benefits under the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors to survivors entitled to benefits as a result of the in-service or service-connected death of a veteran. Authorizes the Administrator to request that the Secretary of a uniformed service collect indebtedness owed to the Veterans Administration from an individual's retired or retainer pay where such indebtedness resulted from the overpayment of veterans' disability compensation or pension benefits. Authorizes the Administrator to collect overpayments of military retired pay and retainer pay by offset of any compensation or benefit payable to any veteran. Requires any person who applies for or is in receipt of any veterans' compensation or pension benefits, as a condition precedent to receipt or continued receipt of such benefits, to provide the Administrator upon request with his or her dependent's or beneficiary's social…	2025-08-28T20:08:24Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2267
100-s-2268	100	s	2268	Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-11	1988-04-18	Star Print ordered the bill to reflect that the legislation was introduced by request.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Burial Benefits Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law relating to burial allowances for veterans to authorize plot allowances only to veterans who are either eligible for a burial allowance or who were discharged from active duty due to a service-connected disability. (Currently, a veteran of any war, whether or not disabled, is eligible for such plot allowance.) Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to reimburse a veteran for the cost of a prepurchased headstone (in lieu of furnishing such a headstone at burial). Extends through FY 1993 the authorization of appropriations for the making of grants to States for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries. Removes the maximum per-State grant limitation available for such grants.	2025-08-28T20:06:07Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2268
100-s-2269	100	s	2269	A bill to amend title 38, section 203(b), United States Code, to delete the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, and to provide instead that the Administrator notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of construction contract claims settlements of more that $1,000,000.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-04-11	1988-04-18	Star Print ordered the bill to reflect that the legislation was introduced by request.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	0	Amends Federal veterans' provisions relating to construction contracts to delete the requirement that settlements of claims in excess of $1,000,000 on a construction contract be provided for specifically in an appropriation law, instead requiring that the Administrator of Veterans Affairs promptly notify the Senate and House Appropriations Committees of settlements in excess of such figure.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2269
100-s-2207	100	s	2207	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide assistive simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-23	1988-06-27	Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	1	Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to provide specially-trained simians and dogs to veterans who, by reason of quadriplegia, are entitled to veterans' disability compensation. Authorizes the Administrator to pay travel and incidental expenses of veterans for travel to and from their homes for purposes of becoming adjusted to such simians or dogs.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2207
100-s-2185	100	s	2185	A bill to extend the deadline for destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-17	1988-03-17	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]	MD	D	M000702	0	Amends the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 to extend through FY 1997 the date by which the existing stockpile of chemical agents and munitions must be destroyed by the Secretary of Defense. Extends until August 31, 1997, the date by which notice of a deferral of such deadline must be given to the Congress by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary, no later than March 15, 1989, to transmit to the Congress a revision of the schedule for destruction of such agents and munitions required under such Act.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2185
100-s-2152	100	s	2152	A bill to increase the authority to transfer unobligated balances between certain accounts of the Department of Defense in order to meet increased military personnel costs resulting from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-04	1988-04-27	Committee on Armed Services. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 2374) in lieu of this measure.	Senate	Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]	OK	R	N000102	8	Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 to increase the amount that the Secretary of Defense may transfer between appropriations and between authorizations within the Department of Defense. Directs the Secretary to give priority to civilian employees, readiness, and a more efficient acquisition process. Allows the Secretary to transfer between the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense account and the military personnel account of a military department funds resulting from increased or decreased military personnel costs due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2152
100-s-2126	100	s	2126	A bill to require the construction of certain facilities at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-03	1988-03-15	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Hecht, Chic [R-NV]	NV	R	H000439	0	Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to design and begin construction on certain facilities at the Ioannis A. Lougaris Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Reno, Nevada.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2126
100-s-2132	100	s	2132	A bill to authorize the original enlistment of certain aliens in the Armed Forces of the United States and the militias of the several States, to provide temporary and permanent resident status to such enlisted members, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-03	1988-03-14	Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.	Senate	Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]	NY	R	D000018	0	Authorizes the Secretary of each military department concerned to accept for original enlistment in the armed forces, the reserves, and the Coast Guard certain aliens not already admitted for permanent residence in the United States. Requires such aliens to satisfy any other enlistment qualifications prescribed by the Secretary concerned. Provides that if, within 60 days after the commencement of war or an emergency declared by the Congress, the Congress fails to increase the number of aliens authorized to serve in the armed forces and the Coast Guard, the President may set such number. Requires any alien taking an oath of enlistment to also declare an intention to become a citizen of the United States. Authorizes the chief executive officer of any State, territory, or possession of the United States to provide for the enlistment of aliens in the organized militia. Limits the number of aliens authorized to be enlisted during any fiscal year. Requires at least two-thirds of such enlisted members to be reserved for the Army National Guard. Provides the same conditions of enlistment for such aliens as stated above for aliens enlisting in the U.S. armed forces and Coast Guard. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary concerned or other proper State, possession, or territorial official, to adjust to a temporary lawfully-admitted status any alien who: (1) is an enlisted member of the armed forces or militia; (2) establishes that he or she is otherwise admissible as an immigrant; (3) has not been convicted of any felony or three or more misdemeanors committed in the United States; and (4) has not assisted in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular social group. Requires any spouse or child of such alien to satisfy such requirements (except for the enlistment requirement) in order to have his or her status adjusted. Directs the Attorney General to adjust such status to lawfully admitt…	2025-12-19T18:01:12Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2132
100-s-2120	100	s	2120	To amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to permit certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the Armed Forces to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-03-02	1988-03-15	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]	HI	D	M000250	11	Permits certain veterans with service-connected disabilities who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either. Makes this Act inapplicable to disability compensation and retirement pay that has accrued before its enactment.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2120
100-s-2105	100	s	2105	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for 4 years the authority of the Veterans' Administration to contract for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses and other certain community-based facilities.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-29	1988-06-09	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	2	Extends through FY 1992 the authority of the Veterans Administration to contract for drug and alcohol treatment and rehabilitation services in halfway houses and certain other community-based facilities.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2105
100-s-2070	100	s	2070	Limit America's Runaway Defense Dollars Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-18	1988-02-29	Committee on Armed Services requested executive comment from Defense Department.	Senate	Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]	DE	R	R000460	0	Limit America's Runaway Defense Dollars Act of 1988 - Makes inapplicable to contracts awarded by the Department of Defense: (1) the Davis-Bacon Act; and (2) all provisions of the Service Contract Act of 1965. Amends the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act to direct the President, no later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to prescribe a goal for each material to be stockpiled, and to report such goals to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. States that such goals shall become effective 45 days after the Committees receive such report. Authorizes the President to reduce such goals by up to 30 percent or to increase such goals. Requires the President to notify the Committees of any revised goal and the reasons therefore. States that such revised goals shall become effective 45 days after the Committees receive such notification. Provides a minimum total quantity of such stockpiled materials. Establishes the Bipartisan Commission on the Consolidation of Military Bases to: (1) review the military importance of all major military installations; and (2) identify which such installations can be closed or realigned without impairing the security of the United States. Outlines administrative procedures concerning membership, staff, meetings, and powers of the Commission. Directs the Commission, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the Congress a final report on the findings and conclusions of the Commission. Terminates the Commission 30 days after the submission of such report. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to take specified action with respect to the implementation of the Commission's recommendations.	2025-08-28T20:09:13Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2070
100-s-2069	100	s	2069	A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the payment of incentive special pay for nurses in the Armed Forces.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-17	1988-02-17	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]	HI	D	I000025	0	Authorizes the payment of special incentive pay to officers serving as nurses on active duty in the armed forces for a period of not less than one year. Requires such officers, in order to receive such special pay, to agree to serve for at least one year beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of special pay. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to terminate the payment of special pay to any officer at any time. Requires an officer receiving special pay and voluntarily terminating his or her service to refund on a prorated basis any amount paid in advance for such duty.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2069
100-s-2038	100	s	2038	A bill to prohibit the closing of certain operations of the United States Coast Guard at the Glenview Air Station, Chicago, Illinois.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-04	1988-02-04	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.	Senate	Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]	IL	D	D000366	1	Prohibits funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation or the Coast Guard from being used to carry out the closing of the helicopter rescue operations of the Coast Guard at the Glenview Air Station, Chicago, Illinois, or to reduce the number of personnel engaged in such operation.	2025-01-14T18:51:33Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2038
100-s-2042	100	s	2042	An Act to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct within the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial site in the District of Columbia a specific commemoration of women of the United States who served in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-04	1988-11-15	Became Public Law No: 100-660.	Senate	Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]	MN	R	D000566	75	(House disagreed to Senate amendment) Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor women who have served in the U.S. armed forces in Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. Requires such memorial to be established in full compliance with the Commemorative Works Act of 1986. Prohibits the United States from paying any expense of the establishment of the memorial. Expresses the sense of the Congress that it would be most fitting and appropriate to place the memorial within the site surrounding the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia.	2025-04-23T11:41:33Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2042
100-s-2049	100	s	2049	Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-04	1988-11-18	Became Public Law No: 100-689.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	4	(Measure passed House, amended) Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Education Programs - Part A: Provisions Relating to Montgomery GI Bill and Certain Other Education Programs - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make payments to qualifying veteran's survivors in the event of a veteran's service-connected death while on active duty or within six years of such individual's discharge, according to a certain order of priority. Deducts the amount of educational assistance received by the veteran before the enactment of this Act from the amount to be paid to the veteran under this Act. Provides that a GI Bill participant (a veteran eligible to receive veterans' educational assistance and who has a reduction in monthly basic pay taken in order to receive such educational assistance through the Veterans Administration) who is discharged from the military service for a preexisting medical condition or involuntarily for the convenience of the Government as a reduction in force would be entitled to one month of educational assistance for each month of active duty served by the individual. (Under current law, a GI Bill participant discharged under these circumstances is ineligible for any benefits.) Provides for a six-month period of opportunity for certain service personnel who elected not to participate in the GI Bill program to enroll in such program. Begins such six-month period on December 1, 1988. Outlines the amount of educational assistance to be paid to such newly-enrolled individuals and provides requirements for such individual's enrollment in the program, including a lump sum initial payment into the program and an agreement to have the individual's basic monthly pay reduced by a specified amount. Sets forth educational requirements for individuals on active duty or in the Selected Reserve to receive basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill. Allows certain members of the Selected Reserve to elect entit…	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2049
100-s-2022	100	s	2022	Veterans' Home Loan Program Emergency Amendments of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-02-01	1988-02-29	Became Public Law No: 100-253.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	5	Veterans' Home Loan Program Emergency Amendments of 1988 - Authorizes the Veterans Administration (VA) to require down payments of less than five percent of property value to finance the sales of properties acquired as the result of foreclosures of VA-guaranteed loans, if necessary to market such properties competitively.	2025-08-28T20:08:59Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2022
100-s-2011	100	s	2011	Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-01-26	1988-10-21	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	16	(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Veterans' Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988 - Title I: Compensation and Related Benefits - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to increase the rates of veterans' disability compensation and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to the survivors of disabled veterans by the Veterans Administration (VA). Provides that certain payments that were increased under the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustments Act of 1987 are to be further increased by the same percentage that benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act are increased as of a specified date. Requires the Administrator to publish such notice in the Federal Register at the same time that increases under title II of the Social Security Act are required to be published. Title II: Agent Orange and Related Provisions - Veterans' Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act of 1988 - Part A: Agent Orange Presumptions, Benefits, Research, and Outreach Matters - Directs the Administrator to pay a monthly disability or death benefit to Vietnam veterans having non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or soft-tissue sarcoma. Provides exceptions to such payments and defines benefit amounts. Treats such disabilities as presumptively service-connected for purposes of eligibility for VA benefits. Provides a conditional expiration date for the provision of interim benefits. Requires the Administrator to take specified action to notify eligible veterans of such benefits. Provides a presumption of service-connection for a Vietnam veteran suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or soft-tissue sarcoma for purposes of eligibility for veterans' wartime disability compensation. Provides that, for purposes of eligibility for such benefits, certain diseases incurred by Vietnam veterans exposed to dioxin and other toxic agents shall be considered service-connected. Directs the Administrator to enter into an agreement with an appro…	2025-08-28T20:08:34Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2011
100-s-2012	100	s	2012	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide financial assistance for the operation and maintenance of State veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1988-01-26	1988-01-29	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI]	RI	R	C000269	1	Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to make grants to States to defray the expenses of operating and maintaining veterans' cemeteries. Sets a maximum yearly grant limit for each State. Makes States ineligible to receive both operation and maintenance grants and a plot allowance for the burial of certain veterans in State veterans' cemeteries.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2012
100-s-1997	100	s	1997	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the stretching out of the $1,200 basic-pay reduction of Montgomery GI Bill participants, and to provide for a payment to the survivors of certain participants who die on active duty.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-12-22	1988-05-25	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	8	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, to adjust certain individuals' reduction in basic pay (reduced for the purpose of the provision of basic educational assistance for members of the armed forces serving on active duty during a specified period) so that such reduction is no more than $100 and no less than $60 for the first 20 months (with a $1,200 total reduction limit) that the individual is entitled to such pay. Makes identical changes to the reduction in such pay for members of the Selected Reserve component of the armed forces. Provides that, in the event of the service-connected death of an individual whose basic pay has been reduced for the provision of basic educational assistance and who had not received such educational assistance, the Administrator shall pay to the living survivors (in a specified order of priority) the amount by which the individual's basic pay had been so reduced exceeds the total amount of educational assistance paid to such individual.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1997
100-s-1923	100	s	1923	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-12-04	1988-01-26	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS]	MS	D	S000852	0	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 - Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for military and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for the operation and maintenance of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and the defense agencies, including their respective reserve components, and the Army and Air National Guards. Appropriates funds for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, environmental restoration, defense, and for specified humanitarian assistance. Title III: Procurement - Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for procurement by the Army of aircraft, missiles, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Navy of aircraft, weapons, shipbuilding and conversion, and other equipment and materials. Prohibits the use of funds for naval vessel construction in foreign shipyards. Appropriates funds for Marine Corps procurement. Appropriates funds for procurement by the Air Force of aircraft, missiles, and other equipment and materials. Appropriates funds for the National Guard, Reserve, and defense agencies procurement, and for Defense Production Act purchases. Makes all such appropriations available through FY 1990, unless otherwise specified. Title IV: Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation - Appropriates funds for FY 1988 for research, development, tests, and evaluation by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and defense agencies. Permits the merger of appropriations for advanced research. Earmarks specified research funds for certain specified programs under the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Earmarks specified funds for the Joint Remotely Piloted Vehicles program, as long as certain reporting requirements are carried out by the Secretary of Defense. Places certain limitations on the obliga…	2026-01-07T12:41:36Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1923
100-s-1892	100	s	1892	Defense Industrial Base Preservation Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-11-20	1988-04-27	Committee on Armed Services. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 2375) in lieu of this measure.	Senate	Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]	IL	D	D000366	6	Defense Industrial Base Preservation Act of 1987 - States various congressional findings regarding the importance of a strong industrial base for the United States. Title I: Defense Industrial Base - Directs the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (the Under Secretary) to: (1) provide overall policy guidance and direction to the military departments and defense agencies on matters relating to the maintenance, expansion, and readiness of the U.S. industrial base; (2) analyze, on a continuing basis, the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to meet national security requirements in time of peace, war, or national emergency; and (3) develop plans and programs that promote the ability of the U.S. industrial base to meet such requirements. Directs the Under Secretary to ensure that the program management and acquisition plan for each major defense acquisition program and for any other such program as designated by the Under Secretary for the Department of Defense (DOD) provides for a continuing analysis of all factors that affect the capability of the defense industrial base to manufacture the system required under such program, as well as to maintain such system during its service life. Requires the Under Secretary to be responsible for compiling and analyzing all data obtained in order to ensure that the U.S. industrial defense base capabilities for such major defense acquisition programs have been assessed by the military department or defense agency involved and by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Directs the Secretary of each military department and the head of each defense agency to identify items of supply that are suitable substitutes for standard military supply items and that are readily available commercially, and to plan for the procurement of such substitute supply items. Directs the Under Secretary to monitor any such action taken by either the Secretary of the military department involved or the head of the defense agency involved. Directs the Secretary of the military department …	2025-08-28T20:07:33Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1892
100-s-1896	100	s	1896	A bill to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue in honor and recognition of the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-11-20	1987-12-03	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	13	Authorizes the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., to construct a statue of a woman Vietnam veteran within the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in Washington, D.C., to honor and recognize the women of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam conflict. Expresses the sense of the Congress that after the addition of such statue, no further additions to the site should be authorized or undertaken. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to select a site for the statue within the Memorial with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission. Makes the design proposal subject to the approval of the Secretary and such Commissions. Prohibits the United States or the District of Columbia from paying any expense of constructing the statue. Requires that the construction of such statue be commenced within five years of the date of enactment of this Act, and that funds sufficient to insure completion are certified to be available by the Secretary prior to groundbreaking, or the authority provided by this Act shall lapse. Grants the Secretary the responsibility for the statue's maintenance and care.	2025-04-23T11:41:33Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1896
100-s-1874	100	s	1874	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to redefine the term "former prisoner of war."	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-11-17	1987-11-17	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]	PA	R	H000456	1	Redefines the term "former prisoner of war" for purposes of veterans' benefits provisions to include any person who, while serving in the active military, naval, or air service, was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics during World War II, under circumstances which the Administrator of Veterans Affairs finds to have been comparable to those under which persons have generally been forcibly detained or interned by enemy governments during periods of war.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1874
100-s-1876	100	s	1876	Veterans' Administration Child Care Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-11-17	1987-11-17	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]	AZ	D	D000185	4	Veterans' Administration Child Care Act of 1987 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs of the Veterans Administration (VA) to establish on-site child care centers at VA facilities for the care of children of VA employees and, to the extent space is available, other Federal and non-Federal employees. Requires the Administrator to furnish, at no or nominal cost to the centers, space in existing VA facilities, utilities, and other amenities. Allows the Administrator, on a reimbursable basis, to convert space for use as a center and provide other items necessary for the operation of the center. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations which: (1) provide for participation of parents in the center in setting operating and oversight policies of the center; (2) require the development of a process for determining the fitness and suitability of prospective employees; (3) authorize the parents to conduct fundraising activities to help defray the cost of operations; (4) require the establishment of a schedule of charges for services, including a sliding scale based on the income and assets of a child's parents; and (5) require compliance with all State and local laws. Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) enter into contracts for the operation of such centers with nonprofit organizations comprised of parents of children who would receive child care services in such centers, or other nonprofit organizations which have a demonstrated expertise in the operation of child care centers and have established a parent advisory committee; and (2) provide for the direct management of such centers by the Veterans' Canteen Service, including provision for a parent advisory committee.	2025-08-28T20:07:05Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1876
100-s-1852	100	s	1852	Intelligence Activities Oversight Improvement Act	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-11-05	1987-11-05	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.	Senate	Sen. Fowler, Wyche, Jr. [D-GA]	GA	D	F000329	0	Intelligence Activities Oversight Improvement Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal provisions prohibiting the use of funds by or on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for covert action ("special activities") in the absence of a presidential finding that such action is important for national security. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the initiation of any special activity by any U.S. department, agency, or entity, or any private entity acting on behalf of the United States, unless and until the activity has been approved by the President and the President has made a written finding that: (1) such activity is essential to the national defense or the conduct of U.S. foreign policy; (2) such activity is consistent with, and in support of, the publicly avowed foreign policy of the United States; (3) the anticipated benefits of such activity justify the risks and consequences of its disclosure to a foreign power; (4) overt or less sensitive alternatives would not be likely to achieve the intended objectives; and (5) the circumstances require the use of extraordinary means. Requires such finding to designate the entity which is to carry out the special activity and to specify the authorized duration (not to exceed one year) of the special activity. (Current law does not require a written finding, or that a designated entity be specifically authorized to carry out the special activity.) Requires the President to submit, before a major special activity is commenced, a report to the intelligence committees of Congress containing the written finding and a description of the nature, scope, and specific objectives of the activity. Allows the President, upon a finding that there exist extraordinary circumstances affecting vital U.S. interests and that time is of the essence in initiating such activity, to limit the prior notice required under this Act to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the intelligence committees, the Speaker and the minority leader of the H…	2025-08-28T20:09:06Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1852
100-s-1826	100	s	1826	Defense Supplies Security and Control Reform Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-28	1987-10-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]	CA	R	W000607	0	Defense Supplies Security and Control Reform Act of 1987 - Title I: Supply Inventory Management Studies, Demonstration Project, and Modernization Plan - Directs the Secretary of Defense: (1) no later than one year after the enactment of this Act, to carry out a study to determine the effectiveness of Department of Defense (DOD) procedures for ensuring the security and control of supplies at DOD depots; and (2) no later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees (the defense committees) on the results of the study, and to provide the Comptroller General a copy of such report. Directs the Comptroller General to review such report, and to submit his or her findings and recommendations concerning such report to the defense committees. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the practice of selling surplus DOD munitions to the public; (2) develop improved methods for the identification and accounting of individual DOD munitions items; and (3) prepare a plan for the modernization of the supply facilities and distribution procedures of the military departments and defense agencies of DOD. Requires reports by the Secretary to the defense committees. Title II: Supply Security and Control Improvements - Directs the Secretary, not later than February 1 annually, to report to the defense committees on the security and control of supplies. Outlines information to be included in each such report, including inventory program plans, deficiencies discovered, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the current system of supply inventory security and control. Directs the Secretary to require an investigation of each discrepancy in an accounting for supplies of DOD involving an amount to be prescribed by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to require, to the extent feasible, that defense supply ordering and receiving functions be performed by different offices and individuals. Requires the Secretary to ensur…	2025-08-28T20:07:02Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1826
100-s-1818	100	s	1818	National Security Reform Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-27	1988-03-01	Committee on Intelligence. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-677.	Senate	Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]	PA	R	S000709	0	National Security Reform Act of 1987 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the approval, conduct, or funding of covert operations (other than those intended solely for obtaining necessary intelligence) by or on behalf of the executive branch, until the President makes a finding that each such covert operation is important to national security. Requires that each finding be immediately reduced to writing and signed by the President, except that the President may make such finding orally in an emergency affecting vital U.S. interests. Requires the oral finding to be reduced to writing within 24 hours. Provides that a finding shall be effective only with respect to operations beginning after the finding was made. Requires the President to contemporaneously, but in no event later than 24 hours after the making of a written finding, inform the intelligence committees of any such finding. Allows the President to limit such notification, under extraordinary circumstances affecting vital U.S. interests, to oral notice to the chairman and ranking minority members of the intelligence committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. Makes the knowing deception of the Congress, or of any committee or subcommittee, a crime punishable by imprisonment for one to five years and a fine of up to $10,000. Allows an individual to avoid liability by notifying in writing the committee or subcommittee of any violation and providing the truthful information in its place within five days. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Requires the President to appoint an Inspector General who shall report to and be under the supervision of only the Director of Central Intelligence or the officer next below in rank. Allows the Director to prohibit the Inspector General from conducting any audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpoena, only concerning ongoing operations and only if such …	2025-08-28T20:06:01Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1818
100-s-1820	100	s	1820	National Intelligence Reorganization Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-27	1987-10-27	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.	Senate	Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]	PA	R	S000709	0	National Intelligence Reorganization Act of 1987 - Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to establish a Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to serve as the Nation's senior intelligence officer and primary advisor to the President on foreign intelligence matters. Makes the DNI a member of the National Security Council. Frees the DNI from any duties involving the formulation of foreign policy and the implementation of special activities, except as specifically authorized by this Act. Makes the DNI responsible directly to the President and the National Security Council. Specifies the duties of the DNI, including: (1) ensuring that objective, reliable, coordinated, and timely foreign intelligence is provided to the President and officials in the executive and legislative branches; (2) developing strategy, objectives, and guidance for overseeing the intelligence community and its activities; (3) submitting to the Congress, through the President, a foreign intelligence program and budget; (4) directing foreign intelligence collection activities; (5) overseeing special activities on a periodic basis for compliance with laws and regulations; and (6) monitoring foreign intelligence program implementation, and conducting program and performance audits and evaluations. Provides that the positions of Director and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) may not be occupied simultaneously by individuals not having previously served in career positions in the intelligence community. Sets the term of service of the Director at seven years. Prohibits the Director from being reappointed and permits his removal by the President only for cause. Revises the duties of the CIA to be performed under the management direction of the Director of the CIA, so as to include: (1) collecting, producing, and disseminating foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, and coordinating the collection of such data inside the United States with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and outside the United States with other…	2025-08-28T20:05:13Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1820
100-s-1805	100	s	1805	A bill to protect certain pensions and other benefits of veterans and survivors of veterans who are entitled to damages in the case of "In re: 'Agent Orange' Product Liability Litigation".	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-21	1988-06-09	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]	ME	D	M000811	4	Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs from taking into consideration any payment to any person pursuant to the settlement in the case of In re: "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation in determining: (1) eligibility to receive a veterans' pension; (2) the amount of any such pension; or (3) the amount of such person's attributable income for purposes of eligibility for certain medical benefits.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1805
100-s-1801	100	s	1801	Veterans' Home Loan Program Improvements Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-20	1987-10-30	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	5	(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 2672 passed in lieu) Veterans' Home Loan Program Improvements Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to increase to $36,000 the amount entitled to each qualifying veteran as a loan guaranteed by the Veterans Administration (VA) for the purchase or construction of a home for such veteran. Makes similar changes in the denominator of the ratio to be used in determining the amount of a direct loan to a veteran for the purchase or construction of a home. Exempts such veterans' home loan guaranty provisions from sequestration procedures under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), and repeals a Federal provision requiring the President to make certain reports to congressional committees following a cancellation of such loan guarantee commitments. Removes the requirement that a veteran must own and occupy a dwelling or residence in order for such veteran to qualify for a VA-guaranteed loan on such dwelling. Allows such dwelling or residence to qualify for such loan guarantee if the veteran concerned certifies that he or she has previously so occupied it. Prohibits the amount of any such VA-guaranteed loan from exceeding 90 percent of the appraised value of the dwelling or farm residence which will secure the loan. Makes identical changes to provisions providing VA-guaranteed loans to purchase manufactured homes and lots. Revises provisions relating to the procedures used for ascertaining the monthly income required by the veteran to meet the anticipated loan payment terms. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, within a reasonable time after receiving proper notice, to provide veterans with information and counseling regarding: (1) alternatives to foreclosure of a VA-guaranteed loan; (2) the VA's and the veteran's liabilities with respect to the loan in the event of foreclosure; and (3) the availability of counseling concerning such matters. Requires the Administrator to ensure suffici…	2025-08-28T20:08:54Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1801
100-s-1787	100	s	1787	Veterans' Agent Orange Disabilities Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-10-14	1988-05-12	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]	SD	D	D000064	21	Veterans' Agent Orange Disabilities Act of 1987 - Creates a non-rebuttable presumption that, for the purposes of wartime disability compensation for Vietnam veterans, the following diseases shall be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, active military, naval, or air service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era: (1) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (2) lung cancer becoming manifest within 25 years of service; and (3) a disease that, in accordance with this Act, is determined to be reasonably associated with damage to or suppression of the immune system resulting from exposure to dioxin or any other toxic herbicide used in Vietnam and that is listed in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with an appropriate nonprofit private scientific organization to: (1) conduct a survey of all scientific studies of the effects of dioxin and other toxic herbicides used by the United States in Vietnam on humans or animals; and (2) determine what (if any) diseases are reasonably associated with damage to or suppression of the human immune system as a result of exposure to such herbicides. Designates the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) as the appropriate nonprofit organization, unless: (1) the NAS does not enter into such an agreement with the Administrator; (2) the Administrator has notified the veterans' committees of an alternative organization; and (3) 90 days have elapsed since such notification. Requires that the scientific organization report to the Administrator and the veterans' committees on the name of each disease determined to be reasonably associated with human immune system damage or suppression within one year after enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations listing each such disease within 90 days of receipt of such report, unless a disease is specifically excluded by law. Directs the Administrator to periodically (but not less than annually) survey additional completed studies to determine w…	2025-08-28T20:09:16Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1787
100-s-1721	100	s	1721	Intelligence Oversight Act of 1988	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-09-25	1988-03-16	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	Senate	Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]	ME	R	C000598	7	(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #52 (71-19)) Intelligence Oversight Act of 1988 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal provisions prohibiting the use of funds by or on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for covert action (special activities) in the absence of a presidential finding that such action is important for national security. Amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to ensure that the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (intelligence committees) are kept fully and currently informed of the intelligence activities of the United States, including any significant anticipated intelligence activities. (Current law imposes such duties on the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and agency heads but not on the President.) Specifies that such requirement shall not be construed as: (1) requiring the approval of the intelligence committees to initiate such activities; or (2) limiting the President's powers conferred by the Constitution to initiate such activities. Requires the President to ensure that any illegal intelligence activity is reported to the intelligence committees, as well as any corrective action taken or planned in connection with such illegal activity. (Current law imposes this duty only on the DCI and agency heads, subject to certain conditions.) Provides statutory authority for the President to authorize special activities only when he determines such activities are necessary to support U.S. foreign policy objectives and are important to national security. (Current law does not provide express statutory authorization for special activities.) Requires that such determination be set forth in a finding that meets the following conditions: (1) each finding must be in writing, unless immediate action is required and time does not permit a written finding (in which case a written record of the President's decision would have to be contemporaneously made and reduced to a wr…	2025-01-14T19:06:24Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1721
100-s-1692	100	s	1692	Agent Orange Disability Benefits Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-09-17	1988-05-12	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	3	Agent Orange Disability Benefits Act of 1987 - Creates a rebuttable presumption, for purposes of veterans' disability benefits determinations, that, in the case of any veteran who performed active service in Vietnam, the disease of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was incurred in or aggravated by such service. Allows the presumption to be rebutted upon a showing that the veteran did not incur the disease during service performed in Vietnam or that the veteran was not exposed to herbicides while performing such service.	2025-08-28T20:06:49Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1692
100-s-1688	100	s	1688	A bill to allow the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Turbot to be transferred to Dade County, Florida.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-09-16	1987-09-18	Committee on Armed Services requested executive comment from Defense Department.	Senate	Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]	FL	D	C000356	0	Allows the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Turbot to be transferred to Dade County, Florida, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1688
100-s-1691	100	s	1691	A bill to provide interim extensions of collection of the Veterans' Administration housing loan fee and of the formula for determining whether, upon foreclosure, the Veteran's Administration shall acquire the property securing a guaranteed loan.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-09-16	1987-10-16	Became Public Law No: 100-136.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	1	(Measure passed House, amended) Extends until November 15, 1987, the following Federal provisions relating to the Veterans Administration (VA) housing loan guaranty program: (1) the collection from participating veterans of the VA housing loan fee; and (2) the formula for determining whether, upon foreclosure, the VA shall acquire the property securing a guaranteed loan. Revises restrictions on the sale by the VA Administration of notes of security loans financing the purchase of real property acquired by the Administrator as a result of a default on a VA loan. Allows such sale: (1) with recourse (i.e., creating direct liability on the part of the note purchaser for the full value of the note's remaining amount); or (2) without recourse, as long as the amount received is equal to the unpaid balance of such loan.	2023-02-21T17:42:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1691
100-s-1674	100	s	1674	A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the maximum rate of basic pay payable to civilian faculty members at the United States Naval Academy.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-09-10	1987-09-10	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.	Senate	Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD]	MD	D	S000064	1	Exempts the civilian faculty at the United States Naval Academy from Federal employee pay limitations.	2025-01-14T19:03:55Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1674
100-s-1625	100	s	1625	United States Court of Military Appeals Improvements Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-08-07	1987-10-20	Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.	Senate	Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]	NC	D	S000055	3	United States Court of Military Appeals Improvements Act of 1987 - Amends general military law under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to revise provisions relating to the establishment and operation of the United States Court of Military Appeals (the Court). Establishes the Court under Article III of the U.S. Constitution (currently established under Article I), and allows judges appointed to the Court to hold office during good behavior (currently, such appointment is limited to 15 years). Directs the Chief Justice of the United States (currently, the President) to designate a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals to sit as a judge of the Court in place of a temporarily absent judge of the Court. Authorizes the Chief Justice to designate a judge to replace a judge on the Court who has excused himself from hearing a certain case. Directs that a judge of the Court shall be eligible to take senior status under the same terms and conditions as apply to a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, and shall be eligible to sit from time to time as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals as designated by the Chief Justice of the United States. Authorizes the Court to accept facilities and support furnished by the Department of Defense, directing the Secretary of Defense to furnish such support as requested by the Chief Judge of the Court. Exempts judges of the Court from payroll deductions for Federal retirement pay. Clarifies (by way of technical changes) that judges of the Court are to be considered Federal employees for purposes of other Federal retirement provisions. Urges and requests the President to nominate for appointment as judge of the Court each judge who is currently serving as judge on such Court. Authorizes each judge who is currently receiving retired pay from service on the Court to continue to receive such pay under current Federal law.	2025-08-28T20:09:00Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1625
100-s-1646	100	s	1646	Veterans' Beneficiary Travel, Medical Quality Assurance, and Readjustment Counseling Improvements Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-08-07	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	3	Veterans' Beneficiary Travel, Medical Quality Assurance, and Readjustment Counseling Improvements Act of 1987 - Title I: Beneficiary Travel - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to pay a specified amount of travel expenses (for travel to and from a Veterans Administration (VA) facility) to the following veterans: (1) veterans receiving service-connected disability benefits; (2) veterans receiving veterans' pensions; (3) a veteran whose annual income is below a specified amount; (4) a veteran whose travel to a VA facility is incident to a scheduled compensation and pension examination; and (5) a veteran whose travel to a VA facility is required to be performed by a special mode of travel and such travel is previously authorized or is necessary due to a medical emergency. Authorizes the Administrator to deduct from the amount otherwise payable a specified sum for each trip to or from a VA facility, with a specified limit on the amount to be so deducted from the payments to veterans who are required to make six or more trips to such facilities during a one-month period. Requires the amounts deducted to be adjusted whenever the travel rates are adjusted by the Administrator. Directs the Administrator, prior to October 1 of the year involved, to make an allocation to each VA medical facility to enable the facility head to make payments for the travel expenses of veterans traveling to such facility. Outlines administrative provisions to be implemented whenever the head of such a facility demonstrates to the Chief Medical Director of the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery that such facility was making travel expense payments at a level less than that authorized to be made at such facility. Allows funds given to a facility for such purpose but unexpended to be available for support of other authorized health care purposes. Directs the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation and appropriate representatives of veterans' serv…	2025-08-28T20:05:15Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1646
100-s-1568	100	s	1568	A bill to require the construction or acquisition of facilities for a new Veterans' Administration medical center in Hawaii.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-30	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]	HI	D	M000250	1	Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, no later than October 1, 1993, to construct or acquire facilities for a new Veterans Administration medical center on the island of Oahu in the State of Hawaii. Authorizes the Administrator to acquire such land and facilities as necessary to carry out this Act.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1568
100-s-1552	100	s	1552	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the advancement of Army and Air Force reserve enlisted personnel to highest grade satisfactorily held after thirty years of service.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-28	1987-07-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD]	SD	R	P000513	0	Amends Federal armed forces provisions to require that each Army and Air Force reserve enlisted member be advanced in rank to the highest grade satisfactorily held after 30 years of combined active-duty and retired service.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1552
100-s-1541	100	s	1541	A bill to provide veterans' benefits to persons who served as seamen in the United States merchant marine during World War II.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-24	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Defense Department.	Senate	Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]	NV	D	R000146	3	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to provide that, for purposes of laws administered by the Veterans Administration providing benefits for qualified veterans, certain specified services performed by seamen in the merchant marine during World War II shall be considered active naval service if the total period of all such service is equal to or exceeds 12 months. Exempts from such 12-month minimum any person who has a permanent disability resulting from personal injury incurred while serving during such period. Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to accept the certification of the Secretary of Transportation or the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government that a person is qualified to receive such benefits.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1541
100-s-1510	100	s	1510	Comprehensive Agent Orange Scientific Evidence Review Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-21	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]	MA	D	K000148	9	Comprehensive Agent Orange Scientific Evidence Review Act of 1987 - Direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, within 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (the Academy) under which the Academy will conduct a review of all scientific evidence, studies, and literature pertaining to the human health effects of exposure to agent orange and its component compounds and prepare the comprehensive report described later in this Act. Directs the Administrator to enter into a similar arrangement with another nonprofit scientific entity if the Academy is not willing to conduct such review and prepare the required report. Prohibits the Administrator from obligating any funds for use by another nonprofit scientific entity until specifically authorized to do so by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Administrator, no later than October 1, 1988, to transmit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees a report prepared by the Academy or other appropriate entity describing the review conducted under this Act and containing a statement of their conclusions as to the human health effects of exposure to agent orange and its compounds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to carry out this Act.	2025-08-28T20:06:11Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1510
100-s-1517	100	s	1517	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that per diem subsidies paid by the Veterans' Administration for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting eligible veterans.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-21	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME]	ME	D	M000811	1	Amends Federal law concerning veterans' benefits to provide that the per diem subsidies paid by the Veterans Administration for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments made to such homes under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for the purpose of assisting eligible veterans.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1517
100-s-1506	100	s	1506	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator to provide national recreational activities for the rehabilitation of disabled veterans and to authorize other organizations to support and participate in such activities under certain circumstances.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-17	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	1	Amends Federal provisions relating to veterans' medical care to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to assist in providing recreational activities which would further the rehabilitation of disabled veterans if: (1) such activities are available to disabled veterans on a national basis; and (2) a significant percentage of participating individuals are eligible for veterans' rehabilitative services. Authorizes the Administrator to accept contributions from organizations for the support of such national recreational activities, and to allow such supporting organizations to advertise the activity or their participation therein if: (1) the Administrator has approved such advertisement; and (2) such advertisement makes it clear that any product or commercial line of such organization has not been endorsed by the Veterans Administration.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1506
100-s-1501	100	s	1501	Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Program Preservation Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-16	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	17	Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Program Preservation Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions concerning administrative reorganizations within the Veterans Administration (VA) to disallow in any fiscal year the transfer or termination of 25 or more full-time equivalent employees providing readjustment counseling services, unless the Administrator of Veterans Affairs (the Administrator) first submits to appropriate congressional committees a report containing a detailed plan and justification for such reorganization. Expands the eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services (currently available only to Vietnam veterans) to include as eligible for such assistance any veteran or person who served on active-duty after May 7, 1975, in an area during a period in which hostilities occurred. Authorizes such services, upon request, to any veteran who served on active-duty during World War II or the Korean Conflict. Requires such assistance to include an assessment of whether the person or veteran has mental or psychological problems associated with such individual's active service. Directs that professional, paraprofessional, and lay personnel trained to provide readjustment counseling services for veterans, who complete two years of continuous employment in such training program, shall be converted by the Administrator to a career-conditional or career employment status within a specified period after the completion of such training. Directs the Administrator, no later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, to submit to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees (the veterans' committees) a report on the implementation of such requirement. Prohibits any Vet Center in existence on July 1, 1987, from being closed or relocated unless the Chief Medical Director of the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Chief Medical Director): (1) determines that such closure or relocation will not adversely affect readjustment counseling services provided to…	2025-08-28T20:05:18Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1501
100-s-1491	100	s	1491	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include systemic lupus erythematosis among the chronic diseases that are presumed to be service-connected for purposes of veterans compensation if occurring within one year from a veteran's discharge from active service.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-14	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]	AZ	D	D000185	1	Includes systemic lupus erythematosus among the chronic diseases considered to be service-connected for purposes of veterans' benefits if it manifests itself to a degree of ten percent or more within one year of separation from service.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1491
100-s-1492	100	s	1492	A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the "Overton Brooks Veterans' Administration Medical Center".	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-14	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA]	LA	D	J000189	1	Designates the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the Overton Brooks Veterans Administration Medical Center.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1492
100-s-1467	100	s	1467	A bill to modify an excessive deductible mileage requirement relating to the payment of travel expenses by the Veterans' Administration for travel of certain persons between their residences and Veterans' Administration health care facilities.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-07	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB, Defense Department.	Senate	Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]	MN	R	B000647	0	Prohibits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, in providing for the payment of travel expenses by the Veterans Administration of certain veterans and their dependents between their residence and Veterans Administration health facilities as currently required under Federal law, from limiting eligibility for, or the amount of, payments for such travel expenses when the distance exceeds 40 miles.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1467
100-s-1458	100	s	1458	General Accounting Office-Central Intelligence Agency Audit Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-01	1987-07-01	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Intelligence.	Senate	Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]	OH	D	G000236	0	General Accounting Office-Central Intelligence Agency Audit Act of 1987 - Directs the Comptroller General to audit the financial transactions and evaluate the programs and activities of the Central Intelligence Agency: (1) on the initiative of the Comptroller General; or (2) when requested by the Chairman or the ranking minority member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence or the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Requires the Comptroller General to provide the results of such audit to the committees and the Director of Central Intelligence. Authorizes the Comptroller General to inspect and copy any written or recorded information in the possession or control of the Agency. Requires that the Comptroller General be provided access to officers and employees of the Agency unless the President determines, in a written report, that access to certain personnel is not in the national interest. Requires the Comptroller General, in consultation with the congressional committees, to establish procedures to protect all classified and other sensitive information from unauthorized disclosure. Requires all workpapers of the Comptroller General and all records and property of the Agency used during an audit to remain in Agency facilities. Directs the Director of Central Intelligence to expedite security clearance reviews on General Accounting Office personnel who may have access to classified or other sensitive information during an audit or evaluation.	2025-08-28T20:08:35Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1458
100-s-1464	100	s	1464	Veterans' Administration Beneficiary Travel, Quality Assurance, and Readjustment Counseling Amendments of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-07-01	1987-10-19	Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	40	(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 2327 passed in lieu) Veterans' Administration Beneficiary Travel, Quality Assurance, and Readjustment Counseling Amendments of 1987 - Title I: Beneficiary Travel Program - Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions relating to the payment of travel expenses of veterans traveling to a Veterans Administration (VA) health care center for treatment to direct the Administrator of Veterans Affairs (the Administrator), in exercising authority to make such payments, to make them to the following persons: (1) a person receiving veterans' benefits for or in connection with a service-connected disability; (2) a veteran receiving veterans' pension benefits; (3) a veteran whose annual income does not exceed the annual veterans' pension rate or who is unable to defray the expenses of such travel; and (4) a person whose travel to a VA facility was incident to a scheduled compensation and pension examination. Authorizes the Administrator to deduct $3.75 from the amount otherwise payable for each trip to or from a VA facility. Sets a maximum deductible amount of $22.50 per month for veterans making six or more one-way trips during a calendar month or months. Provides that no such deduction shall be taken in the case of a person whose travel to a VA facility was either required to be performed by a special mode of travel which was authorized beforehand by the Administrator, or was in connection with a medical emergency where delay caused by prior authorization by the Administrator would have been hazardous to such person's life or health. Authorizes the Administrator to waive the required deduction in the case of the travel of any veteran for whom the imposition of the deduction would cause severe financial hardship. Authorizes the Administrator to increase (or decrease) proportionately the deductible amount whenever the amount of the reimbursement itself is increased or decreased. Directs the Administrator, with respect to any fiscal year in which he or she exercises authority…	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1464
100-s-1451	100	s	1451	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' benefits for former prisoners of war.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-06-30	1987-12-17	Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.	Senate	Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]	PA	R	H000456	8	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish a presumption of service-connection (for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits) for former prisoners of war suffering from the following conditions after active service: (1) peripheral neuropathy; (2) spastic colon; and (3) peptic or duodenal ulcers. Decreases from six months to 90 days the amount of time a former prisoner of war must have been incarcerated in order to be eligible for outpatient dental services.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1451
100-s-1443	100	s	1443	Veterans' Administration Medical Inspector General Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-06-26	1987-07-31	Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1464 ordered to be reported.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	5	Veterans' Administration Medical Inspector General Act of 1987 - Amends Federal veterans' benefits relating to organizational aspects of the Veterans Administration's (VA) Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Department) to establish in the Office of the Chief Medical Director of the Department an Office of Medical Inspector General (the Office). Outlines administrative provisions concerning the composition of medical personnel in the Office. Provides that the Medical Inspector General shall be directly responsible to the Chief Medical Director, and shall review, monitor, and investigate any adverse incident which is experienced by a patient during the course of a patient's care in a VA health-care facility, including any incident that would not normally be considered a natural consequence of the patient's disease or illness and any incident that would carry a recognized need for medical intervention. Authorizes the Medical Inspector General to also review and investigate matters he or she considers necessary to identify problems in the provision of health care to veterans and to propose any corrective measures to such problems to the Chief Medical Director. States that the Medical Inspector General shall have sole discretion in determining whether to investigate any incident involving patient care or to study or review any problem in the provision of health care to veterans. Directs the Medical Inspector General to submit a report, no later than February 1 annually, to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs, the Chief Medical Director, and the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees on the activities of the Office under this Act during the preceding fiscal year. Requires the Medical Inspector General to be an ex officio, nonvoting member of all policymaking bodies within the central office of the Department that are concerned with the quality of health care provided in VA facilities or that are concerned with quality assurance in the provision of such care. Prohibits the Medical Inspector General, how…	2025-08-28T20:07:19Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1443
100-s-1444	100	s	1444	Veterans' Administration Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Quality Assurance Review Act of 1987	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-06-26	1987-07-31	Committee on Veterans. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1464 ordered to be reported.	Senate	Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]	AK	R	M001085	7	Veterans' Administration Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Quality Assurance Review Act of 1987 - Establishes in the Veterans Administration's (VA) Office of the Inspector General the position of Assistant Inspector General for Health Care Quality Assurance Review (the Assistant Inspector). Requires the Assistant Inspector to be a qualified doctor of medicine appointed by the Inspector General of the VA. Outlines various duties and responsibilities of the Assistant Inspector, all of which relate to the monitoring, review, and appropriate investigations of incidents involving quality assurance of health care service to veterans and its related functions within the VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery (the Department). Directs the Inspector General of the VA, not later than February 1 annually, to submit to the Administrator of Veterans Affairs and the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs Committees a report containing: (1) a discussion of the activities, conclusions, and recommendations of the Assistant Inspector concerning corrective action required in the Department relating to the quality of health care provided veterans in such Department; and (2) a discussion of the activities undertaken by the Assistant Inspector to monitor the activities of the Medical Inspector of the VA during the preceding fiscal year, and the Assistant Inspector's findings, conclusions, assessment, and recommendations based on such monitoring of the Medical Inspector, including any possible remedial and disciplinary actions.	2025-08-28T20:04:56Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1444
100-s-1398	100	s	1398	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to permit female members of the Air Force to receive fighter pilot training.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-06-19	1987-06-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]	AZ	D	D000185	1	Amends Federal provisions relating to Air Force personnel to provide that female members of the Air Force are not prohibited from receiving fighter pilot training.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1398
100-s-1365	100	s	1365	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service connection for certain diseases of former prisoners of war.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-06-16	1987-06-30	Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.	Senate	Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]	FL	D	G000352	12	Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions to establish a presumption of service connection, for disability compensation purposes, for the following diseases or illnesses suffered by former prisoners of war which become manifest within ten years after such veteran's detention or internment and recur on a continuous or regular basis: (1) peripheral neuropathy; (2) irritable bowel syndrome; or (3) peptic ulcer disease.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1365
100-s-1258	100	s	1258	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to lease certain lands at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, to the city of Barling for use by the city for the construction of a waste treatment facility, and for other purposes.	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-05-21	1987-05-21	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Senate	Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR]	AR	D	B001057	1	Directs the Secretary of the Army to lease specified land at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, to the city of Barling, Arkansas, for construction of a waste treatment facility. Authorizes the Secretary to also permit the city of Barling to use the sewage treatment facilities of Fort Chaffee, as long as the city agrees to pay the extra costs incurred by the Army in increasing the capacity of such facilities in order to accomodate the city.	2025-01-14T17:07:58Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1258
100-s-1243	100	s	1243	Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-05-20	1987-07-23	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]	OK	D	B000639	0	(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 2112 passed in lieu) Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 - Title I: Intelligence Activities - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for intelligence activities in specified departments and agencies of the Government, including the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense. Declares that the authorized amounts and personnel ceilings for such intelligence activities are those specified in the classified schedule of authorizations prepared by the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate as amended by the Senate Committee on Armed Services. Authorizes the Director of Central Intelligence to employ civilian personnel in excess of the ceiling for such personnel when necessary to the performance of important intelligence functions. Requires the Director to notify the House and Senate Intelligence Committees whenever he exceeds the authorized ceiling. Title II: Intelligence Community Staff - Authorizes appropriations for the Intelligence Community Staff for FY 1988 and 1989. Establishes an end strength ceiling of 237 full-time Intelligence Community Staff Employees. Provides that such staff shall be administered in the same manner as the CIA. Title III: Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System - Authorizes appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for FY 1988 and 1989. Title IV: Enhanced Counterintelligence and Security Capabilities - Requires the Attorney General to submit annual reports to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees on the admission to the United States, over the objections of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, of certain Soviet diplomatic personnel. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide additional compensation to the New York Field Division to defray unusual living expenses associated with such employment. Title V: DOD Intelligence Personnel Improvements - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to pay a u…	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1243
100-s-1247	100	s	1247	A bill to designate the area of Arlington National Cemetery where the remains of four unknown service members are interred as the "Tomb of the Unknowns".	Armed Forces and National Security	1987-05-20	1987-05-20	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.	Senate	Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]	AZ	R	M000303	9	Designates the burial site at Arlington National Cemetery where the remains of four unknown servicemen are interred as the Tomb of the Unknowns.	2025-01-14T17:02:09Z	https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/1247

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