HR 3927
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
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Capital punishment
Cemeteries and funerals
Child health
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Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disabled
Disabled veterans
Economics and Public Finance
Ex-prisoners of war
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal employees
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' programs and the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer those programs.
Introduced: March 12, 2002
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 12, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Revises Federal veterans' programs to: (1) include care for newborn children among medical services provided under the Department of Veterans Affairs health care program for an enrolled woman veteran; (2) require outpatient dental care for all former prisoners of war (currently, only those interned for at least 90 days); (3) set the pay for the Director of Nursing Service at the maximum rate payable to a Senior Executive Service (SES) member; (4) prohibit a veteran's honorable service certificate from being awarded on behalf of a veteran convicted of a Federal or State crime; (5) repeal a limitation on the number of non-career SES members serving in the Department; (6) repeal a requirement for at least five years of continuous Federal service prior to appointment as a Department Deputy Assistant Secretary; (7) allow the Department's operation and maintenance revolving supply fund to be used for medical supplies, equipment, and services for the Department of Defense; and (8) include Spanish or Latino individuals under the definition of a "minority group member" for purposes of reporting requirements of the Department's Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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