Armed Forces And National Security
US Congress 116th Congress
Jobs and Childcare for Military Families Act of 2020 [HB-5876]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
To provide a work opportunity tax credit for military spouses and to provide for flexible spending arrangements for childcare services for military families.
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STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act Setting Treatment Options and Practices for Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act [HB-5867]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma, and traumatic brain injury that is occurring simultaneously with substance use disorder or chronic pain. The VA, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Health and Human Services must create a Trauma and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder or Chronic Pain Work Group to develop such clinical practice guidelines in consultation with other work groups,
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Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2020 [S.3282]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
Applies certain small business subcontracting limitations to contracts that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awards to a small business concern owned and controlled by a veteran or a veteran with a service-connected disability. The VA may award such a contract only after obtaining a certification from the offeror that it will comply with such subcontracting limitations if awarded the contract. Such certification shall specify the applicable performance requirements and explicitly acknowledge that the certification is subject to criminal penalties
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Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020 [S.3266]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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A bill to provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces. [S.3272]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to provide for a safe to report policy relating to alleged instances of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces.
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Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 [HB-5843]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes.
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Joseph Ainsworth Act [HB-5785]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Exempts veterans who are over 99 years old from a net worth limitation related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pension payments. Specifically, the bill allows veterans who are over 99 years old and receive pensions from the VA as a result of serving during periods of war to continue receiving such pensions regardless of their net worth.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance. [HB-5781]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make an individual who is eligible for educational assistance under chapter 33 of such title, transfers such educational assistance to a dependent, and fails to complete a service agreement, solely liable for any overpayment of such educational assistance.
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Veterans HOPE Act Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act [HB-5774]
[Veterans ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran. The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.
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Veteran STEM Scholarship Enhancement Act [HB-5772]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
Revises the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Specifically, the bill removes a requirement that priority be given to certain eligible students and instead authorizes priority to be given to such students in fiscal years when funds are insufficient to provide scholarships to all eligible individuals. The bill specifies that receipt of such scholarship benefits does not count toward certain limitations that are placed on the period of assistance that is allowed under two or more programs.
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VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act [HB-5786]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make certain staffing and quality of care data publicly available on a specified VA website. Among other elements, the information published on the website should include statistics related to patient wait times, effectiveness of care, and staffing and vacancy information. The website must be (1) directly accessible from the main VA website and the main websites of each VA medical center, and (2) understandable and usable by the general public. The VA must implement a self-auditing process to assess
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VET TEC Expansion Act Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Expansion Act [HB-5766]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 to expand eligibility for high technology programs of education and the class of providers who may enter into contracts with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide such programs, and for other purposes.
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Military SAVE Act Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment Act [HB-5757]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care furnished to veterans with military sexual trauma.
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SHIPS Implementation Act Securing the Homeland by Increasing our Power on the Seas Implementation Act [S.3258]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
A bill to foster the implementation of the policy of the United States to achieve 355 battle force ships as soon as practicable.
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AUTO for Veterans Act Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act [HB-5761]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide (or assist in providing) an eligible veteran or service member with an additional automobile or other conveyance under the VA automobile allowance and adaptive equipment program. Currently, a veteran or service member with a specified service-connected disability or impairment may not receive more than one automobile or other conveyance under the program. The bill authorizes the additional benefit for such veterans and service members if 10 years have passed since the person last received
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Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020 [HB-5750]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that individuals who are entitled to educational assistance under specified VA programs are able to access an electronic version of the certificate of eligibility showing their entitlement to such assistance. Specifically, the VA must provide electronic certificates to those who are entitled to educational assistance under the (1) Post 9/11 GI Bill, (2) Montgomery GI Bill (Active Duty and Selected Reserve), and (3) Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.
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To direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces. [HB-5738]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces.
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Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020 [HB-5739]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
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LEAD VA Act Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act [HB-5732]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
Requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program under which officers of the Armed Forces in the grade of O-6 are assigned to serve for three years as directors of VA medical centers.
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Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act [HB-5724]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quantifiable objectives and performance measures to assess the effects of the provision of same-day services on the access of veterans to medical care and mental health services. The VA must report on the developed objectives and performances measures and provide recommendations for the reduction of veteran suicide rates and the implementation of same-day services throughout the Veterans Health Administration. Finally, the VA must conduct an annual assessment of each VA medical center and
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