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To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation to include all members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of the members' disability rating percentage. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to eliminate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less than 20 years of service, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the work opportunity credit to certain recently discharged veterans. (by CRS) Hide

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the roles and responsibilities of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. (by CRS) Hide

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (by CRS) (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals pursuing internships or on-job training. (by CRS) Hide

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury. (by CRS) Hide

To amend chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational rehabilitation and employment assistance, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam. (by CRS) Hide

To direct the President to transmit to Congress a report on anti-American incitement to violence in the Middle East, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To increase energy independence and job creation by increasing safe American energy production, encouraging the development of alternative and renewable energy, and promoting greater efficiencies and conservation for a cleaner environment. (by CRS) Hide

To develop a rare earth materials program, to amend the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of "combat with the enemy" for purposes of service-connection of disabilities. (by CRS) Hide

A bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran. (by CRS) Hide

To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Private George D. Wilson of Company B, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment for his acts of valor as one of Andrews Raiders during the Civil War on April 12, 1862. (by CRS) Hide

To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Private Philip G. Shadrach of Company K, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment for his acts of valor as one of Andrews Raiders during the Civil War on April 12, 1862. (by CRS) Hide

To require the President to develop a plan containing dates certain for the commencement and completion of a phased redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct at two-year pilot program to use a mobile processing unit to perform certain services of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during certain periods of time in specified locations. (by CRS) Hide

To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans. (by CRS) Hide

To provide an additional 0.5 percent increase in the rates of military basic pay for members of the uniformed services above the pay increase proposed by the Department of Defense so as to ensure at least a minimum pay increase of 3.5 percent for members and to further narrow the "pay gap" that exists between the military and private sector pay scales. (by CRS) Hide

To facilitate the provision of care and services for members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide members of the National Guard additional time to transition to civilian life when they return from active duty in support of contingency operations or homeland defense missions. (by CRS) Hide

To set forth limitations on the United States military presence in Iraq and on United States aid to Iraq for security and reconstruction, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to waive the requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the United States to a Medicaid-eligible mother. (by CRS) Hide

To make appropriations for military construction and family housing projects for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 5, United States Code, relating to the use of the leave transfer program by wounded veterans who are Federal employees. (by CRS) Hide

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To reauthorize the veterans entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of Combat-Related Special Compensation to members of the Armed Forces retired for disability with less than 20 years of active military service who were awarded the Purple Heart. (by CRS) Hide

To require the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a national intelligence assessment on national security and energy security issues. (by CRS) Hide

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail. (by CRS) Hide