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thank you for affording me the opportunity to testify in support of the Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 S 3042 H R 5426 This legislation that Senator Blumenthal recently introduced would clarify...clarify longstanding protections under the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act USERRA that have existed since the 1950s by stating that service members and veterans cannot waive...and the National Guard Association of the United States in support of the Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016 In 1994 when Congress enacted USERRA it stated explicitly that veterans and service members...
legislation S 3032 Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2016 S 3032 the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2016 would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase...of this proposed legislation S 3055 Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016 S 3055 would make the VA Dental Insurance Program VADIP permanent which was initially implemented...program on November 15 2013 through Section 510 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 Public Law 111 163 The VADIP program offers enrolled Veterans and beneficiaries of VA s Civilian...
this situation VVA strongly supports enactment of S 244 S 603 the Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act introduced by Senators Tester and Murray would make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans...Therefore VVA supports enactment of S 603 S 2210 the Veteran Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration Act introduced by Senator Blumenthal for himself and Senators Baldwin and Markey would require the VA Secretary...Vietnam Veterans of America Senate Veterans Affairs Committee June 29 2016 3 The purpose of the PEER Act which is essentially a pilot program is to promote the use and integration of mental health services...
Veterans Affairs On Pending Legislation S 2210 the Veteran Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration PEER Act Written Testimony Submitted by Mary Giliberti J D Chief Executive Officer NAMI National Alliance on...veterans and military families S 2210 the Veteran Partner s Efforts to Enhance Reintegration PEER Act Ensuring veterans not only have increased access to mental health care but access to high quality and...Therefore NAMI strongly supports S 2210 the Veteran Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration PEER Act sponsored by Senator Blumenthal NAMI believes that the addition of peer specialists to patient aligned...
federal sector prosecutor of claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act USERRA We provide comments on Ranking Member Blumenthal s legislation which clarifies the scope of...administrative appeals is not required It is the Committee s intent that even if a person protected under the Act resorts to arbitration any arbitration decision shall not be binding as a matter of law H Rept No 103...
for the Justice for Servicemembers Act JSA S 3042 NELA commends Senators Blumenthal Leahy Durbin and Franken on the introduction of the Justice for Servicemembers Act We also commend Chairman Isakson on...addresses additional proposed amendments to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 USERRA contained in the Discussion Draft that is under consideration by the Committee Founded...undermined by court decisions 2 I USERRA Overview The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 USERRA 38 U S C 4301 et seq ensures that the civilian jobs of servicemembers and veterans including...
Department of Veterans Affairs 2 The American Legion supports S 244 S 603 Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 A bill to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals...staff can utilize to transport veterans to the care they need The Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 would also provide mileage reimbursement for combat veterans traveling to receive mental health...health care at Veterans Centers and would amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program to provide innovative transportation options...
psychologists carrying out physiological exams related to TBI S 603 Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 The VFW strongly supports this legislation which would authorize VA to continue a number of...continue S 2210 Veterans PEER Act The VFW supports this legislation which would require VA to integrate peer support specialists into Primary Care Patient Align Care Teams PACT Peer support specialists provide...military sexual trauma related mental health conditions S 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act This legislation would improve the transition of health care providers between the Department of Defense...
today to speak in support of the Arla Harrell Act legislation I introduced to address a serious injustice perpetrated against veterans exposed to chemical agents as part of US government experiments during...Government conducted classified chemical tests of mustard agents including mustard gas and lewisite on thousands of its own servicemembers Mustard agents can cause painful blisters on exposed skin as well as...that they were told they would be exposed to mustard agents Servicemembers who participated in chamber testes were repeatedly exposed to mustard agents until they developed moderate to intense erythema a...
MOAA is especially grateful for the Committee s leadership in introducing S 2921 the Veterans First Act a comprehensive bill to improve the delivery of health care and benefits in the Department of Veterans...of the bills being considered today will build upon the work of the Committee in the Veterans First Act further enhancing VA s health and benefits systems Our Association looks forward to working with the...603 Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 S 2210 Veteran Partners Efforts to Enhance Reintegration PEER Act S 2279 Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act S 3035 Maximizing Efficiency and Improving...
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