Veterans Affairs, 1981-1982

File — Box: LG 117, Folder: 9

Identifier: CAC_CC_109_7_117_9_0000

Staff Only

Letters to and responses from James R. Jones regarding veterans affairs; national defense; Agent Orange; Prisoners of War (POWs); Omnibus legislation; Vietnam Veterans reception when returning home; veterans budget; but cuts to veterans programs; veteran's pension benefits; Vietnam-era Veterans in Congress; a bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits (HR 238); a bill to amend section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, to pertain certain service-connected disabled veterans who are retired members of the uniformed services to receive compensation concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either (S 783/HR 517); parents of handicapped individuals; Military Spouse Retirement Equity Act (HR 3039); a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary concerned to comply with the terms of a court decree, order, or property settlement in connection with the divorce, annulment, or legal separation of a member or former member of the uniformed services receiving retired or retainer pay (HR 1171); budget cuts to veteran benefits; membership to the American Legion; cost of living increases for service-connected disabled veterans; widows of veterans and drawing from their pensions; World War I Veterans Service Pension Act (HR 1918); a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize former members of the armed forces who are totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the armed forces are permitted to travel on such aircraft (HR 1140); a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the delimiting period within which a Vietnam era veteran may use educational assistance under chapter 34 of that title upon discharge or release from active duty from the present 10 years to 20 years, but not later than December 31, 1999 (HR 5762); Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act (HR 748);

Dates

1981-1982

Language of Materials

English

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