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<p><b>Government Publishing Office</b></p><p>U.S. Congress<br>Senate<br>Committee on Veterans' Affairs</p><p>HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION</p><p>Date(s) Held: 2003-07-10</p><p> 108th Congress, 2nd Session</p><p>GPO Document Source: &lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-108shrg95553/content-detail.html">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-108shrg95553/content-detail.html</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;CHRG-108shrg95553&lt;/a&gt;<br>Superintendents of Documents ID: Y 4.V 64/4</p><p>Witnesses:</p><ul><li>Duehring, Craig W., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense</li><li>Cooper, Daniel L., Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by John W. Nicholson, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs; John H. Thompson, Deputy General Counsel; and Ron Henke, Director of Compensation</li><li>Wilkerson, Phillip R., Deputy Manager of Operations and Training, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, The American Legion, prepared statement</li><li>Jones, Richard, National Legislative Director, AMVETS, prepared statement</li><li>Surratt, Rick, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans, prepared statement</li><li>Blake, Carl, Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America, prepared statement</li><li>Cullinan, Dennis M., Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars, prepared statement</li></ul><p>Related Items:</p><ul><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s68">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s68</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 68  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr100">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr100</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States House Bill 100  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s249">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s249</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 249  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s257">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s257</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 257  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr348">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr348</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States House Bill 348  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s517">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s517</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 517  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr664">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr664</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States House Bill 664  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s792">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s792</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 792  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s806">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s806</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 806  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr850">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr850</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States House Bill 850  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr886">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/hr886</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States House Bill 886  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s938">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s938</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 938  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s978">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s978</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 978  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1124">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1124</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1124  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1131">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1131</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1131  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1132">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1132</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1132  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1133">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1133</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1133  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1136">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1136</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1136  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1188">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1188</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1188  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1199">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1199</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1199  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1213">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1213</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1213  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1239">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1239</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1239  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1281">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1281</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1281  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1282">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1282</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1282  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1360">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s1360</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 1360  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s2003">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s2003</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 2003  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s2237">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/108/s2237</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;United States Senate Bill 2237  (108th Congress)&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>U.S. Code:  18 U.S.C. 175</li><li>U.S. Code:  18 U.S.C. 229</li><li>U.S. Code:  18 U.S.C. 831</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 101(14)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 103(d)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 103(d)(2)(B)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 105</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1110</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1112</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1112(b)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1112(c)(2)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1131</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1310</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1311</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1313(b)(3)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1318</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1318(b)(3)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 15301</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1562</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 1712(a)(1)(F)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 2303(b)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 2307</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 2402(5)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 2408</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 3532(a)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 3692</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 5102</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 5103</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 5121</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 5121(a)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 5301</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 6105</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 7105</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 7105(b)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. Chapter 13</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. Chapter 18</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. Chapter 30</li><li>U.S. Code:  38 U.S.C. Chapter 35</li><li>U.S. Code:  42 U.S.C. 1383(b)(1)(A)</li><li>U.S. Code:  42 U.S.C. 404(d)</li><li>United States Statutes at Large, Volume 115 Page 1153</li><li>Public Law 79-190</li><li>Public Law 87-666</li><li>Public Law 96-466</li><li>Public Law 101-508</li><li>Public Law 102-4</li><li>Public Law 102-395</li><li>Public Law 102-585</li><li>Public Law 103-446</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=104&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=275">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=104&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=275</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 104-275&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=105&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=207">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=105&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=207</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 105-207&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=50">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=50</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 106-50&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=117">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=117</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 106-117&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=419">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=419</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 106-419&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=475">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=106&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=475</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 106-475&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=103">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=103</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 107-103&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=107">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=107</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 107-107&lt;/a&gt;</li><li>&lt;a href="<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=330">http://api.fdsys.gov/link?collection=plaw&amp;congress=107&amp;lawtype=public&amp;lawnum=330</a>" rel="nofollow"&gt;Public Law 107-330&lt;/a&gt;</li></ul><br>Subjects: 108th;Senate</div>
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