DAV legislative goals.The new Congress faces a number of challenges, not the least of which is funding non-defense programs such as veterans health care and benefits, a task made more difficult by the cost of military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I ''See also List of military engagements of World War I
"In the months ahead, it will be more important than ever for our nation to remember the sacrifices and service of our men and women in the armed forces and how much we owe to our veterans. Our government has a moral obligation to provide timely access to quality health care for the injured and disabled who paid a price for our freedoms. We must demand that Congress and the Administration provide sufficient resources to care for sick and disabled veterans, especially since America is again fighting a long, difficult war," National Legislative Director Joseph A. Violante said. The DAV See WebDAV. has established an ambitious legislative program for 2005. The National Legislative staff and our entire membership will be working together to make sure that this country lives up to its commitment to disabled veterans and their families and survivors. The DAV's legislative goals are drawn from resolutions adopted by the delegates to our National Convention. The following are some of the major objectives our organization will pursue during the 100th Congress. Disability Compensation & Other Benefits * Support legislation to remove the prohibition against concurrent receipt of military longevity retirement pay and VA disability compensation. * Oppose any change that would redefine service-connected disability or restrict the conditions or circumstances under which it may be established. * Support legislation to provide service connection to atomic veterans for all recognized radiogenic ra·di·o·ge·nic adj. Relating to or caused by radioactivity. radiogenic 1. Being a stable element that is product of radioactive decay. diseases. * Support legislation to allow all veterans to recover amounts withheld as tax on disability severance pay Severance Pay Compensation that an employer gives to someone who is about to lose their job. Notes: Severance pay is not always paid to employees. It depends on the situation in which the employee is losing their job and whether legislation requires severance to be paid. . * Support legislation to repeal the prohibition against service connection for smoking-related illnesses. * Support increases in grants for automobiles or other conveyances available to certain disabled veterans and to provide for automatic annual adjustments based on the increase in the cost of living. * Provide an increase in the specially adapted housing grant and automatic annual adjustments based oil increases in the cast of living. Medical & Health Care Services * Support legislation to make VA health care funding mandatory. * Ensure that timely duality health care services are provided to service-connected disabled veterans. * Support equal medical services and benefits for women veterans. * Support the repeal of co-payments for medical services and prescriptions provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. . * Support repeal of beneficiary travel pay deductibles for service-connected disabled veterans. General Issues * Seek the immediate release of any American who may still be held captive following World War 11. the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. , the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , and the Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be and seek immediate return of the remains of any Americans who diets during those wars. * Seek legislation to exclude veterans disability compensation from countable (mathematics) countable - A term describing a set which is isomorphic to a subet of the natural numbers. A countable set has "countably many" elements. If the isomorphism is stated explicitly then the set is called "a counted set" or "an enumeration". income for purposes of eligibility to benefits and services under other government programs. * Support the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Commemorative coins are coins that were issued to commemorate some particular event or issue. Most world commemorative coins were issued from the 1960s onward, although there are numerous examples of commemorative coins of earlier date. Act. * Extend eligibility for Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance to service-connected veterans rated permanently and totally disabled. * Increase the face value of Service Disabled Veterans' Insurance. * Provide educational benefits for dependents of service-connected veterans rated 80% or more disabled. * Increase the burial allowance for service-connected disabled veterans. * Extend military commissary COMMISSARY. An officer whose principal duties are to supply the army with provisions. 2. The Act of April 14, 1818, s. 6, requires that the president, by and with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissary general with the rank, pay, and emoluments and exchange privileges to service-connected disabled veterans. * Extend spare-available air travel aboard military aircraft to 100% service-connected disabled veterans. * Condemn public desecration of the flag of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . You can help achieve the important legislatives goals that benefit all disabled veterans and their families by becoming a member of the DAV Commander's Action Network, or DAV CAN. To find out more, contact the rational Legislative Department at National Service and Legislative Headquarters, 807 Maine Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20024; telephone 202-554-3501 or visit our web site www.dav.org. |
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