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 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 97 STAT. 977 (b) Section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting in the fifth clause the number "510," after "509,". (c) The analysis of chapter 25, of title 18, United States Code, immediately preceding section 471 of such title, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "510. Forging endorsements on Treasury checks or bonds or securities of the United States.". SEC. 116. There is appropriated to the Department of Justice a total of not more than $100,000 which shall be paid to the person or persons giving information which leads to the arrest and conviction for the bombing of the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol on November 7, 1983, to be paid with the written approval of the Attorney General. Any officer or employee of the United States or any State or local government who furnishes information or renders service in the performance of his official duties is ineligible for payment under this section. SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the ban on the use of United States Route 209 by commercial vehicular traffic established in Public Law 98-63 is extended until December 31, 1985: Provided, That up to 150 northbound and up to 150 south- bound commercial vehicles per day serving businesses or persons in Orange County, New York are exempted from such ban: Provided further, That the exemption established herein is subject to reevaluation for safety by the five member United States Route 209 commission which shall make recommendations to the National Park Service for modification of such ban. SEC. 118. (aKD Section 5723(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (Aj by inserting "(A)" after "travel expenses"; (B) by striking out "manpower shortage or" and inserting in lieu thereof "manpower shortage, (B)"; and 'C^ by inserting ", or (B) of any person appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a position the rate of pay for which is equal to or higher than the minimum rate of pay prescribed for GS-16" after "Senior Executive Service". (2) Sections 5724(a)(2) and 5726(b) of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking out "11,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "18,000". ^3) Section 5724(b)(li of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "not in excess of 20 cents a mile". ^4) Section 5724 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(j) The regulations prescribed under this section shall provide that the reassignment or transfer of any employee, for permanent duty, from one official station or agency to another which is outside the employee's commuting area shall take effect only after the employee has been given advance notice for a reasonable period. Emergency circumstances shall be taken into account in determin- ing whether the period of advance notice is reasonable.". (5) Section 5724a(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out "30 days" and inserting in lieu thereof "60 days"; and (B) by striking out the second and fourth sentences thereof and inserting after the first sentence the following: "The period of residence in temporary quarters may be extended for an U.S. Capitol bombing, reward for information. U.S. Route 209. Ante, p. 301.

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 97 STAT. 978 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 Effective date. "Consumer Price Index." 5 USC 5724b. "Moving or storage expenses." Ante, p. 977. 5 USC 5724. 5 USC 5724a, 5726. 5 USC 5724c. additional 60 days if the head of the agency concerned or his designee determines that there are compelling reasons for the continued occupancy of temporary quarters.". (6) Section 5724a(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) by inserting "(A)" after "(4)"; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subpara- graph: "(B)(i) In connection with the sale of the residence at the old official station, reimbursement under this paragraph shall not exceed 10 percent of the sale price or $15,000, whichever is the lesser amount. "(ii) In connection with the purchase of a residence at the new official station, reimbursement under this paragraph shall not exceed 5 percent of the purchase price or $7,500, whichever is the lesser amount. "(iii) Effective October 1 of each year, the respective maxi- mum dollar amounts applicable under clauses (i) and (ii) shall be increased by the percent change, if any, in the Consumer Price Index published for December of the preceding year over that published for December of the second preceding year, adjusted to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent. For the purpose of this clause, 'Consumer Price Index' means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, United States City Aver- age, Housing Component (1967 = 100), prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.". (7)(A)(i) Subchapter II of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 5724a the following new sections: "§ 5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of employees transferred "(a) Under such regulations as the President may prescribe and to the extent considered necessary and appropriate, as provided there- in, appropriations or other funds available to an agency for adminis- trative expenses are available for the reimbursement of all or part of the Federal, State, and city income taxes incurred by an employee, or by an employee and such employee's spouse (if filing jointly), for any moving or storage expenses furnished in kind, or for which reimbursement or an allowance is provided (but only to the extent of the expenses paid or incurred). Reimbursements under this subsec- tion shall also include an amount equal to all income taxes for which the employee, or the employee and spouse, as the case may be, would be liable due to the reimbursement for the taxes referred to in the first sentence of this subsection. "(b) For the purpose of this section, 'moving or storage expenses' means travel and transportation expenses (including storage of household goods and personal effects under section 5724 of this title) and other relocation expenses under sections 5724a and 5726(c) of this title. "§ 5724c. Relocation services "Each agency is authorized to enter into contracts to provide relocation services to agencies and employees for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. Such services include but need not be limited to arranging for the purchase of a trans- ferred employee's residence.".

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 97 STAT. 979 (ii) The chapter analysis at the beginning of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5724a the following new items: "5724b. Taxes on reimbursements for travel, transportation, and relocation expenses of employees transferred. "5724c. Relocation services.". (B) Section 5724(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "5724a" and inserting in lieu thereof "5724a, 5724b,'\ (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be carried out by agencies by the use of funds appropriated or otherwise available for the administrative expenses of each of such respective agencies. The amendments made by such subsection do not authorize the appropri- ation of funds in amounts exceeding the sums already authorized to be appropriated for such agencies. (c)(l) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this joint resolution. (2) Not later than thirty days after the date of the enactment of this joint resolution, the President shall prescribe the regulations required under the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regu- lations shall take effect as of such date of enactment. SEC. 119. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, the project for navigation at Eastport Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), is not authorized after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. (b) The Secretary of the Army shall transfer without consideration to the city of Eastport, Maine, title to any facilities and improve- ments constructed by the United States as part of the project described in subsection (a) of this section. Such transfer shall be made as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this joint resolution. Nothing in this section shall require the conveyance of any interest in land underlying such project title to which is held by the State of Maine. SEC. 121. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 1984 pursuant to section 101(e) of this joint resolution or the enactment into law of H.R. 3222 shall be available notwithstand- ing section 15(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 and section 701 of the United States Information and Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, until November 18, 1983. SEC. 123. Section 5132(a)(l) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the second sentence thereof the follow- ing: "The Secretary shall annually sell to the public, directly and by mail, sets of uncirculated and proof coins, and shall solicit such sales through the use of the customer list of the Bureau of the Mint.". SEC. 125. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu- tion, there are hereby appropriated $165,000 for the Joint Study Panel on the Social Security Administration for purposes of carrying out the study required by section 338 of the Social Security Amendments of 1983, to remain available until September 30, 1984. SEC. 126. For payments to defray the costs of training and provi- sion of incentives to employers to hire and train certain wartime veterans who have been unemployed for long periods of time as authorized by law (the Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77), $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1986: Provided, That not more than $25,000,000 of the amount appropriated shall be available for transfer to the "Read- justment benefits" appropriation for educational assistance pay- ments under the provisions of section 18 of Public Law 98-77. Any unused portion of the amount so transferred may be returned to this appropriation at any time, but not later than December 31, 1984. 5 USC 5724 note. Effective date. 5 USC 5724 note. Regulations. Effective date. Eastport Harbor, Maine; navigation project. Land conveyance. Post, p. 1071. 22 USC 2680. 22 USC 1476. Ante, p. 132. Ante, p. 443. 29 USC 1721 note. Ante, p. 452. 29 USC 1721 note.

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 97 STAT. 980 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 12 USC 1701Z-3. Ante, p. 219. Hickam Air Force Base Administrative Annex. Unobligated funds, avail- ability periods. SEC. 127. The paragraph under the heading "Housing Programs, Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing" in the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropri- ation Act, 1984 (Public Law 98-45, 97 Stat. 219, 220), is amended by striking out the period at the end thereof and inserting a colon in lieu thereof and the following: "Provided further, That $6,000,000 of contract authority and $30,000,000 of budget authority provided in or subject to the fourth proviso of this paragraph are approved for usc to extend annual contributions contracts in accordance with section 504 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970, as amended by section 6 of Public Law 98-35 (97 Stat. 197, 198-199): Provided further, That upon enactment of this joint resolution, $2,217,150,000 of budget authority shall be used only for the section 8 existing housing program (42 U.S.C. 1437f), $540,000,000 of budget authority shall be used only for the section 8 moderate rehabilita- tion program (42 U.S.C. 14370, and $900,000,000 of budget authority shall be used only for the development or acquisition costs of public housing other than for Indian families: Provided further. That, if no authorization Act for fiscal year 1984 for the assisted housing pro- grams of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is enacted before January 1, 1984, then the amount of budget au- thority to be used only for the section 8 existing housing program is increased to $3,922,650,000 as of January 1, 1984, the amount of contracts for annual contributions as provided under this heading in Public Law 98-45 is hereby increased by $23,551,393, and the $1,500,000,000 of budget authority deferred until January 1, 1984 in the second proviso under this heading in Public Law 98-45, shall, on January 1, 1984, be added to and merged with budget authority which is subject to the fourth proviso under such heading: Provided further. That if an authorization Act for fiscal year 1984 for the assisted housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is enacted before January 1, 1984 then the paragraph under this heading and the amendments provided in this joint resolution are modified as follows: (1) the $1,500,000,000 of budget authority otherwise deferred until January 1, 1984 in the second proviso under this heading in Public Law 98-45 shall not become available until March 31, 1984, and at such time shall be added to and merged with budget authority which is subject to the fourth proviso under such heading; (2) the amount of budget authority that shall only be used for the section 8 existing housing program (42 U.S.C. 14370 would be $2,217,150,000; and (3) the $23,551,393 of additional contract authority provided in the previous proviso would not become available for contracts for annual contributions under section 5 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437c)." SEC. 129. No funds made available by this joint resolution or any other Act may be expended by the General Services Administration to sell, dispose, transfer, donate, or lease the real property and improvements known as the Hickam Air Force Base Administrative Annex (identified by the General Services Administration control number 9-D -HI -477-B) unless such sale, disposal, transfer, dona- tion, or lease is to the State of Hawaii or any agency thereof for usc for airport development purposes. SEC. 130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $1,000,000 of the unobligated funds as of September 30, 1983 from the appropri- ation for closeout activities of the Community Services Administra- tion shall remain available through September 30, 1988.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 97 STAT. 981 SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu- tion $2,650,000 is appropriated for the repair of the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. SEC. 134. Upon application, prior to January 1, 1984, by a subsi- dized United States-flag liner company holding a written option to purchase foreign-built liner vessels executed prior to November 16, 1983, the Secretary of Transportation shall permit the acquisition of no more than 4 existing foreign-built vessels for operation under United States flag, and shall require conversion of two such vessels in a United States shipyard. Upon application prior to June 1, 1984, by a subsidized United States-flag liner company which has taken delivery from United States shipyards of new United States-built liner vessels that were introduced into subsidized service within two years preceding the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Secretary of Transportation shall permit the acquisition of no more than two existing foreign-built vessels for operation under United States flag, and shall require conversion of one such ship in a United States shipyard. Upon acquisition and documentation under the laws of the United States, these vessels shall be deemed to have been United States-built for purposes of title VI, except section 607, of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, section 901(b) of said Act, and chapter 37 of title 46, United States Code. SEC. 135. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolu- tion, the project for navigation, San Francisco Harbor, California— Fisherman's Wharf Area—is hereby authorized to be prosecuted by the Secretary of the Army substantially in accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated February 3, 1978, as amended by the supplemental report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 7, 1979. Within available funds, the Corps of Engineers should proceed with the construction of the project. SEC. 137. NO funds in this or any other Act shall be used to process or grant oil and gas lease applications on any Federal lands outside of Alaska that are in units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, except where there are valid existing rights or except where it is determined that any of the lands are subject to drainage as defined in 43 CFR 3100.2, unless and until the Secretary of the Interior first promulgates, pursuant to section 553 of the Administrative Proce- dure Act, revisions to his existing regulations so as to explicitly authorize the leasing of such lands, holds a public hearing with respect to such revisions, and prepares an environmental impact statement with respect thereto. SEC. 139. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint reso- lution, there is hereby appropriated $9,000,000 from the Federal Buildings Fund, for design of a Federal Building-United States Courthouse in Newark, New Jersey, and $550,000 from the Federal Buildings Fund, for design necessary for repair of the Customhouse- United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. SEC. 140. Section 101(d) of Public Law 98-107 is hereby amended to read as follows: Foreign-built liner vessels. 46 USC app. 1171, 1177, 1241. Ante, p. 520. San Francisco Harbor, Calif; navigation project. Oil and gas leases. 5 USC 553. Ante, p.733.

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 97 STAT. 982 PUBLIC LAW 98-151—NOV. 14, 1983 "(d) Such amounts as may be necessary for continuing the activi- ties, not otherwise specifically provided for in this joint resolution, which were provided for in H.R. 4139, the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriation Act, 1984, as passed the House of Representatives on October 27, 1983, at a rate for oper- ations and to the extent and in the manner provided for in such Act". Approved November 14, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 413: HOUSE REPORT No. 98-540 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 10, considered and passed House; considered and passed Senate, amended. Nov. 12, House agreed to conference report; receded from its disagreement and concurred in certain Senate amendments, and in others with amendments. Senate agreed to conference report and concurred in House amendments.

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 regulars; and Wolfe wished ‘for nothing so much as to fight’ them on fairly equal terms.

On 30 June he occupied Point Levi, on the right bank of the St. Lawrence, with one brigade. This allowed the fleet to move up into the basin of Quebec, and on 12 July batteries near Point Levi began to bombard the town. On the 9th Wolfe had transferred his two other brigades from the Isle of Orleans to a camp on the left bank, separated from the French camp only by the Montmorenci. Here his guns were able to enfilade some of their intrenchments; but though he had tempted them by dividing his forces, the French would not attack him, but confined themselves to skirmishes and Indian warfare. On his first arrival Wolfe had issued a manifesto informing the Canadian peasantry that they would be unmolested if they took no part in the contest, but finding that they helped to harass his troops, he retaliated by burning their settlements.

In the night of 18 July two English frigates and some smaller vessels passed the batteries of Quebec and ran up the St. Lawrence. Wolfe joined them and carefully reconnoitred the left bank above the town. He found it well guarded and very difficult to land on, and, as troops landed might be beaten before they could be supported from below, he thought the attempt too hazardous.

On 31 July he made an attack upon the east end of the camp at Beauport. It was begun by troops brought over from Point Levi and the Isle of Orleans, and was to be supported by those on the left bank, who were to cross the Montmorenci by a ford below the falls. A redoubt was taken, but the grenadiers, who headed the attack, hurried on in disorder against a stronger position without waiting for their supports. They were repulsed; and as the operation depended on the tide, it had to be given up, with a loss of more than four hundred men. Wolfe blamed the grenadiers, who ‘could not suppose that they alone could beat the French army;’ but he also blamed himself for putting too many men into boats, ‘who might have been landed the day before and might have crossed the ford with certainty’ (30 Aug.)

Immediately after this check Brigadier Murray was sent up the St. Lawrence with twelve hundred men, to assist in the destruction of the French flotilla, and try to get news of Amherst. He learnt that Amherst was still at Crown Point, so that little help was to be had from him during the few weeks that the fleet could remain in the St. Lawrence. By this time Wolfe's incessant activity, with anxiety and the heat of the weather, had overtaxed ‘a body unequal (as Burke said) to the vigorous and enterprising soul that it lodged;’ in the latter part of August he was laid up with fever, and was suffering much. ‘I know perfectly well,’ he said to the doctor, ‘you cannot cure my complaint; but pray make me up so that I may be without pain for a few days, and able to do my duty; that is all I want’ (, p. 543).

Hitherto he had taken his own course, but he now thought it best to consult his brigadiers. He suggested three different methods of attack upon the French camp, but the brigadiers were against them all, and were of opinion that ‘the most probable method of striking an effectual blow is to bring the troops to the south shore, and to carry the operations above the town.’ Wolfe acquiesced. He wrote to the admiral, ‘My ill state of health hinders me from executing my own plan; it is of too desperate a nature to order others to execute’ (30 Aug.); and at once made arrangements with him to carry out their recommendation. The Montmorenci camp was abandoned; more ships were sent up the river, and 3,600 men were marched up the right bank, and were embarked in them on 5 Sept.

The proposal of the brigadiers was that they should land on the left bank, somewhere above Cap Rouge, which is eight miles above Quebec, perhaps at two points simultaneously (Addit. MS. 32895, fol. 91). On 8 Sept. orders were issued accordingly. Some of the vessels were to go to Point au Tremble, ten miles higher up, and make a feint there, while five battalions were to be thrown ashore nearer to Cap Rouge. Bad weather caused the postponement of this attempt. Wolfe was not hopeful of it, and wrote next day to Lord Holderness: ‘I am so far recovered as to do business, but my constitution is entirely ruined, without the consolation of having done any considerable service to the state, or without any prospect of it.’ Montcalm, the French commander, had detached a corps of three thousand men to Cap Rouge to oppose a landing; and even if the landing were accomplished, the Cap Rouge river and several miles of woody country would still lie between the British and Quebec, and would give Montcalm time to bring up reinforcements.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-152—NOV. 15, 1983 97 STAT. 983 Public Law 98-152 98th Congress Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning November 6, 1983, as "National Disabled Veterans Nov. 15, 1983 Week". [H.J. Res. 283] Whereas there are two million three hundred thousand disabled veterans in the United States; Whereas disabled veterans have sacrificed their well-being in the service of their country; Whereas disabled veterans endure severe disabilities, such as loss of limb, paralysis, blindness, deafness, and delayed-stress syndrome; Whereas these disabled veterans consistently experience inordi- nately high rates of joblessness; and Whereas disabled veterans have made important contributions to national welfare: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in recogni- National tion of the contributions that disabled veterans have made to the y^®^^^®*^ yj ^ welfare of the United States, the week beginning November 6, 1983, is designated "National Disabled Veterans Week". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon all Government agencies and the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Approved November 15, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 283 (S.J. Res. 155): CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Sept. 15, considered and passed House. Oct. 4, S.J. Res. 155 considered and passed Senate. Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate.

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 97 STAT. 984 PUBLIC LAW 98-153—NOV. 15, 1983 Public Law 98-153 98th Congress Joint Resolution Nov. 15, 1983 To designate the week of November 27, 1983, through December 3, 1983, as "National [S.J. Res. 122] Home Care Week'° Whereas organized home health care services to the elderly and disabled have existed in this country since the last quarter of the eighteenth century; Whereas home health care is recognized as an effective and eco- nomical alternative to unnecessary institutionalization; Whereas caring for the ill and disabled in their homes places emphasis on the dignity and independence of the individual receiving these services; Whereas since the enactment of the medicare program, including skilled nursing services, physical therapy, speech therapy, social services, occupational therapy, and home health aide service, the number of home health agencies providing these services has increased from less than five hundred to more than three thousand; and Whereas many private and charitable organizations provide these and similar services to millions of patients each year preventing, postponing, and limiting the need for institutionalization: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the National Home United States of America in Congress assembled, That the week of Care Week. November 27, 1983, through December 3, 1983, is designated as "National Home Care Week", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities. Approved November 15, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 122: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Oct. 4, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 4, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-154—NOV. 16, 1983 97 STAT. 985 Public Law 98-154 98th Congress Joint Resolution To designate the month of November 1983 as "National Christmas Seal Month". Nov. 16, 1983 [S.J. Res. 188] Whereas chronic diseases of the lung afflict well over seventeen million Americans, cause more than two hundred thousand deaths annually, at a cost to the Nation of more than $48.8 billion each year in lost wages, productivity, and in direct costs of medical care; Whereas leading the fight in the voluntary sector to prevent illness, disability, and death from lung disease is the American Lung Association—the Christmas Seal People—a nonprofit public health organization supported by individual contributions to Christmas Seals and other donations; Whereas chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases have been among the fastest rising causes of death—an 87 per centum increase in the past ten years. Almost seven million Americans, including two million two hundred and fifty thousand children, suffer from asthma; Whereas, two and one-half million people have emphysema, while seven million eight hundred thousand suffer from chronic bron- chitis. And it is expected that lung cancer will surpass breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among American women during this decade; Whereas the American Lung Association, the Nation's first national voluntary public health organization, was founded in 1904 as the National Tuberculosis Association to combat TB when this lung disease was known to nearly every American family and one in seven deaths resulted from tuberculosis. Beginning in 1907, Christmas Seals were used to raise funds through private contri- butions to provide education to Americans about the disease; Whereas, in its early years, the National Tuberculosis Association pioneered in school programs aimed at motivating our young people to establish healthful living patterns. That tradition re- mains strong as the American Lung Association, through its community Lung Associations, helps educate the public, patients, and their families about lung diseases; sponsors community action programs for good lung health; underwrites medical research; supports education for physicians and other health care workers; wages vigorous campaigns against cigarette smoking and air pol- lution. The primary source of funding for more than seventy years has been Christmas Seals. This year, Christmas Seals will be in sixty million homes. Tuberculosis has been subdued considerably, but not eradicated in the one hundred and two years since the discovery of the tubercle bacillus by Doctor Robert Koch. The disease is still responsible for one in one thousand deaths—many among children. The American Lung Association continues to work with Congress to better distribute resources to control tuber- culosis and work toward its eradication;

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 97 STAT. 986 PUBLIC LAW 98-154—NOV. 16, 1983 Whereas the American Lung Association works with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a major component of the Na- tional Institutes of Health, to support research, training, and demonstration programs relevant to the lung, as well as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, in addition to the Tuberculosis Program of the Centers for Disease Control, the Office of Smoking and Health, and the Office of Health Promotion; and Whereas the American Lung Association continues to cooperate with Federal agencies to bring about a decrease in the serious problem of lung disease, a mission to which its volunteers and staff are committed: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United National States of America in Congress assembled. That the month of Novem- Sh"^ ^^ 1^83 is designated as "National Christmas Seal Month" and the President of the United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon all Government agencies and the people of the United States to observe the month with appropriate activi- ties supporting the Christmas Seal program. Approved November 16, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 188: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Oct. 27, considered and passed Senate. Nov. 4, considered and passed House.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-155—NOV. 16, 1983 97 STAT. 987 Public Law 98-155 98th Congress Joint Resolution Designating November 12, 1983, as "Anti-Defamation League Day" in honor of the Nov. 16, 1983 league's seventieth anniversary. [H.J. Res. 408] Whereas the Anti-Defamation League since its inception has worked to strengthen the democratic underpinnings of American society and to establish a harmonious unity of friendship and understand- ing amidst this Nation's religious, racial, and ethnic diversity; Whereas the Anti-Defamation League has combated, counteracted, and educated against anti-Semitism, racism, and the extremists of totalitarianism; Whereas the Anti-Defamation League represents the special concerns and interests of the American Jewish community in upholding human rights and civil liberties in this country and throughout the world; Whereais the Anti-Defamation League is an effective advocate for friendship and alliance with Israel; Whereas the Anti-Defamation League, and its leaders and support- ers, set an example of leadership and participation in events and programs to affect the well-being and future of all people; and Whereas the Anti-Defamation League, in purpose and program, espouses and fulfills the highest ideals and aspirations of Ameri- cans of all faiths, races, and cultural origins: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in honor of the Anti-Defamatioa seventieth anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Defamation Le^g^^ Day. Legigue, November 12, 1983, is designated "Anti-Defamation League Day". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved November 16, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 408: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 10, considered and passed House. Nov. 11, considered and passed Senate.

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 97 STAT. 988 PUBLIC LAW 98-156—NOV. 17, 1983 Public Law 98-156 98th Congress Joint Resolution JNov. 17, 198d fpg designate the week beginning November 6, 1983, as "Florence Crittenton Mission [H.J. Res. 383] Week". Whereas in 1883 Charles Crittenton of New York opened his first rescue mission to reverse society's punitive attitude toward out- cast young women; Whereas in 1898 the National Florence Crittenton Mission was the first of its kind to be chartered by Congress; Whereas the Florence Crittenton Mission has achieved remarkable success, in the words of the original congressional charter, in aiding young women to "seek reformation of character... (and) to reach positions of honorable self-support"; Whereas the Florence Crittenton Mission has achieved distinction in providing a wide range of services, from residential care to career counseling, for troubled young women; and Whereas the Florence Crittenton Mission has grown to a network of 39 agencies in 26 States, serving thousands of young women: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Florence States of America in Congress assembled. That the week beginning M?ssk!i*Week November 6, 1983, is designated as "Florence Crittenton Mission Week". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved November 17, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 383: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 4, considered and passed House. Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-157—NOV. 17, 1983 97 STAT. 989 Public Law 98-157 98th Congress An Act To authorize rehabilitation of the Belle Fourche irrigation project, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the general plan for the Belle Fourche project, South Dakota, heretofore author- ized for construction by the Secretary of the Interior, May 10, 1904, pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902 (32 Stat. 388), is modified to include construction, betterment of works, water conservation, rec- reation, and fish and wildlife conservation and development. As so modified, the general plan is reauthorized under the designation "Belle Fourche unit" of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program. SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), is authorized to negotiate and execute an amenda- tory repayment contract with the Belle Fourche irrigation district covering all lands of the existing Belle Fourche project. This con- tract shall replace all existing contracts between the Belle Fourche irrigation district and the United States. (b) The period of repayment of the construction and rehabilitation and betterment costs allocated to irrigation and assigned to be repaid by the irrigation water users shall be not more than forty years from and including the year in which such amendatory repay- ment contract is executed. (c) During the period required to complete the rehabilitation and betterment program and other water conservation works, the rates of charge to land class in the unit shall continue to be as established in the November 29, 1949, repayment contract with the district, as subsequently amended and supplemented; thereafter, such rates of charge and assessable acreage shall be in accordance with the amortization capacity and classification of unit lands as thwi deter- mined by the Secretary. SEC. 3. (a) All miscellaneous net revenues of the Belle Fourche unit shall accrue to the United States and shall be applied against irrigation costs not assigned to be repaid by irrigation water users. (b) Construction and rehabilitation and betterment costs of the Belle Fourche unit allocated to irrigation and not assigned to be repaid by the irrigation water users nor returned from miscella- neous net revenues of the unit shall be returnable from net rev- enues of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program within fifty years from and including the year in which the amendatory contract authorized by this Act is executed. SEC. 4. The provision of lands, facilities, and project modifications which furnish recreation and fish and wildlife benefits in connection with the Belle Fourche unit shall be in accordance with the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213), as amended. SEC. 5. Appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for carrying on the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for credits, expenses, charges, and costs provided by or incurred under Nov. 17, 1983 [S. 448] Belle Fourche irrigation project. 43 USC 391. Contract. Repayment period. 16 USC 460Z-12 note.

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 97 STAT. 990 PUBLIC LAW 98-157—NOV. 17, 1983 Rules and regulations. Contracts. Appropriation authorization. 2 USC 651. this Act. The Secretary is authorized to make such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 6. The Secretary is authorized to amend existing contracts and enter into additional contracts as may be necessary to imple- ment and facilitate any future agreement between the Belle Fourche irrigation district and non-Federal entities involving the sale of Belle Fourche project water for usc by such non-Federal interest for other than irrigation purposes: Provided, That the net proceeds from such transactions between the Secretary, the Belle Fourche irrigation district, and such non-Federal interest shall be paid to the United States as reimbursement of the cost of the works authorized by this Act, that such transactions are not in violation of applicable State laws, and that such transactions shall be subject to the consent and conditions of the State of South Dakota to such water usc by such non-Federal interest in accordance with the laws of South Dakota and the provisions of the Belle Fourche River Compact between the States of Wyoming and South Dakota to which the consent of Congress was given in the Act of February 26, 1944 (ch. 64, 58 Stat. 94). SEC. 7. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated beginning October 1, 1984, for the rehabilitation and betterment of the irriga- tion facilities of the Belle Fourche unit and recreation and fish and wildlife measures as authorized by this Act, the sum of $42,000,000 (based on January 1981 prices), plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in construc- tion cost indexes applicable to the t3rpes of construction involved herein. SEC. 8. Any new spending authority described in subsection (c)(2) (A) or (B) of section 401 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 which is provided under this Act shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts. Approved November 17, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 448: HOUSE REPORT No. 98 -415 (C!omm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 98-138 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): June 15, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 31, Nov. 1, considered and passed House, amended. Nov. 3, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-158—NOV. 17, 1983 97 STAT. 991 Public Law 98-158 98th Congress Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning May 13, 1984, as "Municipal Clerk's Week". Whereas the municipal clerk, oldest of public servants, is the hub around which revolves efficient and responsive local government; Whereas as local government has grown in responsibility and impor- tance through the centuries, so has the commission of the munici- pal clerk; Whereas the municipal clerk provides a direct link between past, present, and future by preserving records for posterity and imple- menting decisions of the legislative body, all the time seeking better and more efficient ways to do these jobs; Whereas the accurate recording, careful safeguarding, and prompt retrieval of public records are vital functions, without which efficient and responsive local government could not exist; Whereas municipal clerks follow a mandate to seek better and more effective ways to perform those critical responsibilities in light of the rapid technological advances of today's world; and Whereas in keeping with this mandate, municipal clerks also are dedicated to continuous professional education and training, in order to stay abreast of those advances: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in recognition of the outstanding and vital services performed by municipal clerks, reflecting their dedication to public service for the community, the week beginning May 13, 1984, is designated "Municipal Clerk's Week". The President is requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved November 17, 1983. Nov. 17, 1983 [S.J. Res. 92] Municipal Clerk's Week. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S.J. Res. 92: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): May 20, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 27, considered and passed House, amended. Nov. 3, Senate concurred in House amendments.

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 97 STAT. 992 PUBLIC LAW 98-159—NOV. 18, 1983 Nov. 18, 1983 [H.R. 3348] Leo J. Ryan. Gold medal. Appropriation authorization. Duplicates. Public Law 98-159 98th Congress An Act To honor Congressman Leo J. Ryan and to award a special congressional gold medal to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) the Presi- dent of the United States is authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan in recognition of his distinguished service as a Member of Congress and the fact of his untimely death by assassination while performing his responsibilities as a Member of the United States House of Representatives. For such purpose, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to cause to be struck a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscrip- tions to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000 after October 1, 1983, to carry out the provisions of this subsection. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury may cause duplicates in bronze of such medal to be coined and sold under such regulations as he may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, includ- ing labor, material, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, and the gold medal. The appropriation made to carry out subsection (a) shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such sales. (c) The medals provided for in this section are national medals for the purpose of section 5111 of title 31, United States Code. Approved November 18, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3348: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Oct. 18, considered and passed House. Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 19, No. 46 (1983): Nov. 18, Presidential statement.

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 993 Public Law 98-160 98th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve various health-care and other programs of the Veterans' Administration; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1983". (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code. TITLE I-VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS Nov. 21, 1983 [H.R. 2920] Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1983. 38 USC 101 note. Report to congressional committees. VIETNAM-ERA VETERANS READJUSTMENT COUNSEUNG PROGRAM SEC. 101. (a) Subsection (a) of section 612A is amended by inserting 38 USC 612A. a period after "life" and striking out all that follows in the first sentence. (b)(1) Paragraph (1) of subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking out "September 30, 1984," and "October 1, 1984," and in- serting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1988," and "October 1, 1988,", respectively. (2) Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended to read as follows: "(2)(A) Not later than April 1, 1987, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Administrator's evaluation of the effectiveness in helping to meet the readjustment needs of veterans who served on active duty during the Vietnam era of the readjustment counseling and mental health services provided pursu- ant to this section (and of outreach efforts with respect to such counseling and services). Such report shall give particular attention, in light of the results of the study required by section 102 of the Veterans' Health Care Amendments of 1983, to the provision of such Post, p. 994. counseling and services to veterans with post-traumatic stress disor- der and to the diagnosis and treatment of such disorder. "(B) The report required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall include— "(i) the opinion of the Administrator with respect to (I) the extent to which the readjustment needs of veterans who served on active duty during the Vietnam era remain unmet, and (II) the extent to which the provision of readjustment counseling services under this section in a program providing such services through facilities situated apart from Veterans' Administration health-care facilities is needed to meet such needs; and 11-194O-85~ 33 QL3

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 only a mile and a half above Quebec. The wooded cliffs were so high and steep that, as Montcalm had said, ‘a hundred men posted there would stop their whole army’ (, ii. 276); but it was the more likely to be left ill-guarded, especially after Wolfe's demonstrations higher up, and it was a point on which he could quickly concentrate all his troops. ‘This alteration of the plan of operations was not, I believe, approved of by many beside himself. It had been proposed to him a month before, when the first ships passed the town, and when it was entirely defenceless and unguarded, but Montmorency was then his favourite scheme, and he rejected it. He now laid hold of it when it was highly improbable he should succeed from every circumstance that had happened since;’ so wrote Admiral Holmes, the commander of the up-stream squadron, on the 18th (Addit. MS. 32895, fol. 449).

The admiral was not alone in his disposition to find fault. Townshend had written to his wife on the 6th: ‘I never served so disagreeable a campaign as this … General Wolf's health is but very bad. His generalship in my opinion is not a bit better.’ Murray wrote a month afterwards: ‘His orders throughout the campaign shows little stability, stratagem, or fixt resolution’ (Hist. MSS. Comm. 11th Rep. pt. iv. pp. 309 and 316). When Wolfe issued his final orders on the morning of 12 Sept., the three brigadiers sent him a joint letter, requesting ‘as distinct orders as the nature of the thing will admit of, particularly [as] to the place or places we are to attack. This circumstance (perhaps very decisive) we cannot learn from the public orders.’ Such a step implies rather strained relations. Wolfe wrote to Monckton in reply, telling him the place, which he had indicated to him the day before, and adding: ‘It is not a usual thing to point out in the public orders the direct spot of our attack, nor for any inferior officers not charged with a particular duty to ask instructions upon that point. I had the honour to inform you to-day that it is my duty to attack the French army. To the best of my knowledge and abilities I have fixed upon that spot where we can act with the most force, and are most likely to succeed. If I am mistaken I am sorry for it, and must be answerable to his majesty and the public for the consequences’ (Addit. MS. 32895, fol. 92).

After dark seventeen hundred men entered the boats, and at 2 A.M., when the tide had turned, they dropped down the river to the point chosen. The light infantry climbed the cliffs, and drove away the guard, which was not on the alert; the others quickly followed, Wolfe among them. The upstream squadron had drifted down after the boats, and the troops that had been left on board were soon landed. Other troops had marched up the right bank from Point Levi, and were ferried across. By daybreak 4,500 men with two guns were on the heights above Quebec. Meanwhile the line-of-battle ships had been cannonading the French camp at Beauport, and boats filled with sailors and marines had threatened a landing there with such success that when Montcalm first heard the British were on shore above the town he took it for a feint.

As soon as he knew the truth he decided to engage them with all the troops he could collect, before they could entrench themselves. But besides the detachments he had made to Cap Rouge and to Montreal, a great many of his men had deserted by this time, and some were detained by the governor in the camp. Montcalm was only able to muster a force about equal to the English in number, and far inferior in quality (, ii. 298).

‘The officers and men will remember what their country expects from them, and what a determined body of soldiers are capable of doing against five weak battalions, mingled with a disorderly peasantry. The soldiers must be attentive to their officers, and resolute in the execution of their duty.’ These were the last words of Wolfe's last order, anticipating the signal of Trafalgar. His aim was not to entrench, but ‘to bring the French and Canadians to battle,’ and he had led his men forward to the plains of Abraham, an open tract within a mile of Quebec. They were drawn up with six battalions in first line facing Quebec, two covering the left flank, and one in reserve. One had been left to guard the landing-place. After some skirmishing Montcalm attacked in three columns about 10 A.M. These columns were allowed to come within forty paces, then the British first line shattered them with its fire, and charged.

Wolfe went forward to some high ground on the right, where he had an advanced post of the Louisbourg grenadiers much exposed to the enemy's sharpshooters. He had already been hit twice, and here a third bullet struck him in the breast. With the help of two or three grenadiers he walked about a hundred yards to the rear, and then had to lie down. ‘Don't grieve for me,’ he said to one of them; ‘I shall be happy in a few minutes. Take care of yourself, as I see you are wounded.’ He asked eagerly how the battle went, and some officers who came up told him that the French had given


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 97 STAT. 994 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Report to congressional committees. ''(ii) in light of the opinion submitted pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, such recommendations for amendments to paragraph (1) of this subsection and for other legislative and administrative action as the Administrator considers appropriate. "(3) Not later than July 1, 1987, the Administrator shall submit to such committees a report containing a description of the plans made and timetable for carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection.". 38 USC 612A note. Report to congressional committees. STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER POST-WAR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS SEC. 102. (a)(1) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall pro- vide for the conduct of a comprehensive study of the prevalence and incidence in the population of Vietnam veterans of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems in readjusting to civilian life (hereinafter in this section collectively referred to as "post-war psychological problems") and of the effects of post-war psychological problems on such veterans, with particular attention to veterans who have service-connected disabilities and with specific reference to women veterans. (2) The study required by this subsection— (A) shall be designed to yield information regarding any statistical correlations— (i) between post-war psychological problems and physical disabilities (by type of disability) in the population of Viet- nam veterans; (ii) between post-war psychological problems and alcohol and drug abuse in such population; (iii) between veterans in such population having post-war psychological problems and being members of minority groups; and (iv) between post-war psychological problems in such pop- ulation and the incarceration of such veterans in penal institutions; (B) shall include an evaluation of the long-term effects of post- war psychological problems among Vietnam veterans on the families of such veterans (and on persons in other primary social relationships with such veterans); and (C) shall include a survey of the extent to which Vietnam veterans with post-war psychological problems usc care fur- nished by the Veterans' Administration. (b) Not later than October 1, 1986, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by subsection (a). Such report shall contain— (Da description of the results of the study; (2) information regarding the capability of the Veterans' Administration to provide treatment to the number of veterans estimated in such study to be suffering from post-war psycho- logical problems; (3) descriptions of the policies and procedures of the Veterans' Administration with respect to providing disability compensa- tion for post-war psychological problems; (4) a description of the activities of the Administrator in attempting to coordinate Veterans' Administration health-care

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 995 and compensation programs with respect to post-traumatic stress disorder; and (5) such recommendations for administrative and legislative action as the Administrator considers appropriate in light of the results of the study. (c) For the purpose of this section: (1) The terms "veteran", "service-connected", and "active duty" have the meanings provided in sections 101(2), (16), and (21), respectively, of title 38, United States Code. (2) The term "Vietnam veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the Republic of Vietnam or elsewhere in the Vietnam theater of operations during the Vietnam era (as defined in section 101(29) of such title). Definitions. ADULT DAY HEALTH-CARE SERVICES SEC. 103. (a)(1) Section 620 is amended by adding at the end the 38 USC 620. following new subsection: "(f)(l)(A) The Administrator is authorized to furnish adult day health care as provided for in this subsection. For the purpose only of authorizing the furnishing of such care and specifying the terms and conditions under which it may be furnished to veterans needing such care— "(i) references to 'nursing home care' in subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall be deemed to be references to 'adult day health care'; and "(ii) a veteran who is eligible for medical services under section 612(fK2) of this title shall be deemed to be a veteran described in subsection (a)(1) of this section. "(B) The Administrator may provide in-kind assistance (through the services of Veterans' Administration employees and the sharing of other Veterans' Administration resources) to a facility furnishing care to veterans under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. Any such in-kind assistance shall be provided under a contract between the Veterans' Administration and the facility concerned. The Ad- Reimbursement. ministrator may provide such assistance only for usc solely in the furnishing of adult day health care and only if, under such contract, the Veterans' Administration receives reimbursement for the full cost of such assistance, including the cost of services and supplies and normal depreciation and amortization of equipment. Such reim- bursement may be made by reduction in the charges to the United States or by payment to the United States. Any funds received through such reimbursement shall be credited to funds allotted to the Veterans' Administration facility that provided the assistance. "(2) The Administrator may conduct, at facilities over which the Administrator has direct jurisdiction, programs for the furnishing of adult day health care to veterans who are eligible for such care under paragraph (1) of this subsection, except that necessary travel and incidental expenses (or transportation in lieu thereof) may be furnished under such a program only under the terms and condi- tions set forth in section 111 of this title. The furnishing of care under any such program shall be subject to the limitations that are applicable to the duration of adult day health care furnished under paragraph (1) of this subsection. "(3) Adult day health care may not be furnished under this section Restriction. after September 30, 1988.". (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows:

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 97 STAT. 996 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Study. 38 USC 620 note. Report to congressional committees. "§ 620. Transfers for nursing home care; adult day health care". (3) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended to read as follows: "620. Transfers for nursing home care; adult day health care.". (b) If the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs furnishes adult day health care under section 620(f) of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the Administrator shall conduct a study of the medical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of furnishing such care as an alternative for nursing home care and of the comparative advan- tages and disadvantages of providing such care through facilities that are not under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator and through facilities that are under the direct jurisdiction of the Administrator. (c) Not later than February 1, 1988, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing— (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection (b) (if such a study is conducted); (2) the Administrator's recommendation with respect to ex- tending or repealing the date in subsection (f)(3) of section 620 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and (3) any other recommendation that the Administrator con- siders appropriate for legislative and administrative action with respect to the furnishing of such care. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL CARE SEC. 104. (a) Subchapter III of chapter 17 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 38 USC 630. "§ 630. Community residential care "(a)(1) Subject to this section and regulations to be prescribed by the Administrator under this section, the Administrator may assist a veteran by referring such veteran for placement in, and aiding such veteran in obtaining placement in, a community residential- care facility if— "(A) at the time of initiating the assistance the Admin- istrator— "(i) is furnishing the veteran medical services on an outpatient basis or hospital, domiciliary, or nursing home care; or "(ii) has furnished the veteran such care or services within the preceding 12 months; and "(B) placement of the veteran in a community residential-care facility is appropriate. "(b)(1) The Administrator may not provide Eissistance under sub- section (a) of this section with respect to a community residential- care facility unless such facility is approved by the Administrator for the purposes of this section. "(2) The Administrator's approval of a facility for the purposes of this section shall be based upon the Administrator's determination, after inspection of the facility, that the facility meets the standards Standards. established in regulations prescribed under this section. Such stand- ards shall include the following:

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 997 Inspections. "(A) Health and safety criteria, including a requirement of compliance with applicable State laws and local ordinances relating to health and safety. "(B) A requirement that the costs charged for care by a facility be reasonable, as determined by the Administrator, giving consideration to such factors as (i) the level of care, supervision, and other services to be provided, (ii) the cost of goods and services in the geographic area in which the facility is located, and (iii) comparability with other facilities in such area providing similar services. "(C) Criteria for determining the resources that a facility needs in order to provide an appropriate level of services to veterans. "(D) Such other criteria as the Administrator determines are appropriate to protect the welfare of veterans placed in a facility under this section. "(3) Payment of the charges of a community residential-care Payment facility for any care or service provided to a veteran whom the Administrator has referred to that facility under this section is not the responsibility of the United States or of the Veterans' Administration. "(c)(1) In order to determine continued compliance by community residential-care facilities that have been approved under subsection (b) of this section with the standards established in regulations prescribed under this section, the Administrator shall provide for periodic inspection of such facilities. "(2) If the Administrator determines that a facility is not in compliance with such standards, the Administrator (in accordance with regulations prescribed under this section)— "(A) shall cease to refer veterans to such facility; and "(B) may, with the permission of the veteran (or the person or entity authorized by law to give permission on behalf of the veteran), assist in removing a veteran from such facility. Regulations prescribed to carry out this paragraph shall provide for reasonable notice and, upon request made on behalf of the facility, a hearing before any action authorized by this paragraph is taken. "(d) The Administrator shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. Such regulations shall include the standards required by subsection (b) of this section. "(e)(1) To the extent possible, the Administrator shall make avail- able each report of an inspection of a community residential-care facility under subsection (b)(2) or (c)(1) of this section to each Fed- eral, State, and local agency charged with the responsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or inspecting such facility. "(2) The Administrator shall make the standards prescribed in regulations under subsection (d) of this section available to all Federal, State, and local agencies charged with the responsibility of licensing or otherwise regulating or inspecting community residen- tial-care facilities. "(f) For the purpose of this section, the term 'community residen- tial-care facility' means a facility that provides room and board and such limited personal care for and supervision of residents as the Administrator determines, in accordance with regulations pre- scribed under this section, are necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of residents.". Regulations. Report availability. "Community residential-canj facility."

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 97 STAT. 998 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 629 the following new item: "630. Community residential care.". 38 USC 641. Report to congressional committees. Effective date. 38 USC 641 note. 38 USC 601. 38 USC 661. 38 USC 663. INCREASE IN PER DIEM RATES FOR CARE IN STATE HOMES SEC. 105. (a) Section 641 is amended— (1) by striking out "$6.35", "12.10", and "$13.25" in subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof "$7.30 ", "17.05", and "$15.25", respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) The Administrator shall submit every three years to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives a report on the adequacy of the rates provided in subsec- tion (a) of this section in light of projections over each of the following five years of the demand on the Veterans' Administration for the provision of nursing home care to veterans eligible for such care under this section and sections 610 and 620 of this title. The first such report shall be submitted not later than June 30, 1986.". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on April 1, 1984. PREVENTIVE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES SEC. 106. (a) Section 601(6)(A)(i) is amended by inserting "(in the case of a person otherwise receiving care or services under this chapter) preventive health-care services as defined in section 662 of this title," after "podiatric services,". (b) Section 661 is amended— (1) by striking out "under which the Administrator may attempt to" and inserting in lieu thereof "in order to help"; (2) by inserting "veterans otherwise being furnished care or services under this chapter, including" after "certain" the first place it appears; (3) by striking out "for certain" the second place it appears; and (4) by striking out "treatment" and inserting in lieu thereof "care or services". (c) Section 663 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall, during fiscal years 1984 through 1988,"; (B) by inserting "otherwise being furnished care or serv- ices under this chapter" after "title"; (C) by striking out "and treatment" and inserting in lieu thereof "or services"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: "In carrying out the pilot program under this subchapter, the Administrator may furnish such preventive health-care services to any other veteran described in section 612(f)(2) of this title."; (2) by striking out subsection (b) and redesignating subsec- tions (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c), respectively; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking out "fiscal year 1984" and inserting in lieu thereof "each of fiscal years 1984 through 1988".

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 999 (d) Section 664 is amended by inserting "for each of fiscal years 1984 through 1988" after "Congress". 38 USC 664. REPORT ON HEALTH-CARE NEEDS OF VETERANS IN PUERTO RICO SEC. 107. Not later than December 1, 1983, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report contain- ing the plans of the Administrator, and the reasons therefor, for meeting the health-care needs of veterans in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands who are eligible for health care under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and, particu- larly, the health-care needs of veterans whose disabilities are service connected. Such report (1) shall take into account the report by the Veterans' Administration's Office of Inspector General entitled " Report of Special Audit, Veterans' Administration Medical and Regional Office Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Report No. 3R2- A05-043)", dated February 22, 1983, and (2) shall include, with respect to each construction project (if any) that the Administrator recommends in such plans and for which a prospectus would be required under section 5004(b) of such title if such project were proposed to the Congress by the President or the Administrator, a prospectus that meets the requirements of such section. Submittal to congressional committees. 38 USC 601 et seq. 38 USC 5004. 38 USC 521. BENEFICIARY TRAVEL SEC. 108. (a)(1) If by January 1, 1984, the Administrator of Vet- 38 USC in note. erans' Affairs has not prescribed the regulations that the Adminis- trator is required by subsection (e)(2)(A) of section HI of title 38, United States Code, to prescribe, payments for travel that occurs during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which the Administrator prescribes such regulations may not be made under such section to any person except— (A) a person receiving benefits under such title for or in connection with a service-connected disability; (B) a veteran receiving or eligible to receive pension under section 521 of such title; or (C) a person whose travel to a Veterans' Administration facility was required to be performed by a special mode of transportation and such travel (i) was authorized by the Admin- istrator before such travel, or (ii) was in connection with a medical emergency of such a nature that the delay incident to obtaining authorization under subclause (i) would have been hazardous to the person's life or health. (2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term "service- connected" has the meaning given such term in section 101(16) of title 38, United States Code. (b) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall review the making of payments under section 111 for the purpose of effecting management improvements and economies in the making of such payments. Not later than April 1, 1984, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report describing and explaining the results of such review and including any recommendation for legis- lative and administrative action that the Administrator considers appropriate. "Service- connected.' Report to congressional committees.

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 97 STAT. 1000 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 TITLE II—PROVISIONS TO IMPROVE THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF CERTAIN HEALTH-CARE PERSONNEL AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS 38 USC 4104. SEC. 201. Section 4104 is amended— (1) by striking out "physical therapists," in paragraph (2); (2) by striking out "bacteriologists" in paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "microbiologists"; (3) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3) Certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, and licensed practical or vocational nurses.". QUALIFICATIONS OF APPOINTEES 38 USC 4105. SEC. 202. (a) Section 4105(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "Physicians" in clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "Physician"; (2) by striking out clauses (8) and (9); (3) by redesignating clause (10) as clause (8) and by striking out the period at the end of such clause and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "and"; and (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(9) Physician assistant, expanded-function dental auxiliary, certified or registered respiratory therapist, licensed physical therapist, licensed practical or vocational nurse, occupational therapist, dietitian, microbiologist, chemist, biostatistician, medical technologist, dental technologist, or other position— "have such medical, dental, scientific, or technical qualifica- tions as the Administrator shall prescribe.". (b) Section 41050t)) is amended by striking out "as physician" and all that follows through "auxiliary" and inserting in lieu thereof "to a position listed in section 4104(1) of this title". APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS 38 USC 4106. SEC. 203. (a) Section 4106 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g)(1) Upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director, the Administrator (A) may usc the authority in subsection (a) of this section to establish the qualifications for and (subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection) to appoint individuals to positions listed in Supra. section 4104(3) of this title, and (B) may usc the authority provided in subsection (c) of this section for the promotion and advancement of Veterans' Administration employees serving in such positions. "(2) In using such authority to appoint individuals to such posi- tions, the Administrator shall apply the principles of preference for the hiring of veterans and other persons established in subchapter I 5 USC 3301. of chapter 33 of title 5.". Publication in (b)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Federal^ Act, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall publish in the 3 USC'^4i06 Federal Register, for public review and comment for a period of not note. l6ss than 30 days, proposed regulations for the continued implemen-

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 1001 tation of section 4106(g)(2) of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). (2) Not later than 180 days after such date of enactment, the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register final regula- tions for such implementation. Publication in Federal Register. PAY SCALES SEC. 204. (a) Subsection (f) of section 4107 is amended— 38 USC 4107. (1) by striking out "Under standards which the Administrator shall prescribe in regulations, physician" and inserting in lieu thereof "Physician"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: "Not- withstanding any other provision of law, when the Administra- tor determines it to be necessary in order to obtain or retain the services of certified or registered respiratory therapists, licensed physical therapists, or licensed practical or vocational nurses, the Administrator may, on a nationwide, local, or other geo- graphic basis, pay persons employed in such positions additional pay on the same basis as provided for nurses in subsection (e) of this section. The Administrator shall prescribe by regula- Regulations, tion standards for compensation and payment under this subsection.". (b)(1) Paragraph (1)(A) of subsection (g) of such section is amended to read as follows: "(A) of individuals employed in positions listed in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4104 of this title; or". (2) Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by inserting "and licensed physical therapists" after "anesthetists". (3) Paragraph (4) of such subsection is amended by inserting "with respect to health-care personnel described in clause (B) of such paragraph" after "subsection". MEMBERSHIP OF DISCIPUNARY BOARDS SEC. 205. The second sentence of section 4110(a) is amended to read as follows: "The majority of employees on a disciplinary board shall be employed in the same category of position as the employee who is the subject of the charges.". 38 USC 4110. APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES SEC. 206. Section 4111 is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" before "There"; (2) by striking out "paragraph (1)" and inserting in lieu thereof "paragraphs (1) and (3)"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: " (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administra- tor, after considering an individual's existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or the special needs of the Veterans' Administration, may appoint the individual to a position in the Department of Medicine and Surgery providing direct patient-care services or serv- ices incident to direct patient-services at a rate of pay above the minimum rate of the appropriate grade.". 38 USC 4111.

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 97 STAT. 1002 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Submittal to congressional committees. 94 Stat. 1040. Submittal to congressional committees. Submittal to congressional committees. REPORT ON STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS SEC. 207. (a)(1) Not later than January 1, 1984, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives (hereinafter in this section referred to as "the Committees") a joint report regarding the status of efforts to carry out the recommendations made in the report, prepared pursuant to section 117 of Public Law 96-330, entitled "Study of the Feasibility and Desirability of Converting Selected Health Care Occupations to title 38, United States Code", and transmitted by the Administrator to the Committees on September 1, 1982 (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "1982 report"). (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall contain— (A) with respect to each recommendation in the 1982 report, information on the decision that has been made as to whether such recommendation is being implemented in the manner described in the report and, if not, as to whether it is to be implemented in a modified form or not implemented and a statement of the reasons for such decision, and of the position of each agency with respect to such recommendation and such decision; (B) the timetable for the actions planned for the implementa- tion of each recommendation that is being implemented either in its original form or as modified; (C) any further recommendation of the Administrator or Director, or both, for legislative or administrative action, or both, relating to the subject matter of the 1982 report; and (D) such other information relating to the subject matter of the 1982 report as the Administrator or the Director, or both, consider appropriate. (b)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees a report on the implementation of the amendments made by this title. The report shall include— (A) a description of the steps taken, as of the submission of the report, to exercise the authorities provided by such amendments and the justification for such steps; (B) a description of the steps planned, as of the submission of the report, to be taken to exercise such authorities (including the timetable for the implementation of such steps) and the justification for such steps; and (C) a description and justification of the extent to which such authorities have not been or are not planned to be exercised. (2) Not later than September 30, 1985, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees a report containing— (A) descriptions of (i) the results of the exercise of the authori- ties provided in the amendments made by this title, and (ii) the efforts under section 4101(b) of title 38, United States Code, to develop and carry out programs of education and training for career advancement for nursing assistants, noncertified, non- registered inhalation therapists, and other personnel employed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery who provide either direct patient-care services or services incident to direct patient- care services; (B) an evaluation of the effects of both the exercise of such authorities and such programs on the recruitment and reten-

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 1003 tion of Veterans' Administration employees, on such employees' productivity and morale, and on such employees' effectiveness in carrying out the missions of the Veterans' Administration; and (C) such recommendations for administrative or legislative action, or both, as the Administrator considers appropriate in light of such evaluation. TITLE III—WOMEN VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS SEC. 301. (a) Chapter 3 is amended by inserting after section 221 the following new section: "§ 222. Advisory Committee on Women Veterans "(a) The Administrator shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (herein- after in this section referred to as 'the Committee'). "(b)(1)(A) The Committee shall consist of members appointed by the Administrator from the general public, including— "(i) representatives of women veterans; "(ii) individuals who are recognized authorities in fields perti- nent to the needs of women veterans, including the gender- specific health-care needs of women; and "(iii) representatives of both female and male veterans with service-connected disabilities, including at least one female vet- eran with a service-connected disability and at least one male veteran with a service-connected disability. "(B) The Committee shall include, as ex officio members— "(i) the Secretary of Labor (or a representative of the Secre- tary of Labor designated by the Secretary after consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment); "(ii) the Secretary of Defense (or a representative of the Secretary of Defense designated by the Secretary after consulta- tion with the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services); and "(iii) the Chief Medical Director and Chief Benefits Director, or their designees. "(C) The Administrator may invite representatives of other de- partments and agencies of the United States to participate in the meetings and other activities of the Committee. "(2) The Administrator shall determine the number, terms of service, and pay and allowances of members of the Committee appointed by the Administrator, except that a term of service of any such member may not exceed 3 years. The Administrator may reappoint any such member for additional terms of service. "(c) The Administrator shall, on a regular basis, consult with and seek the advice of the Committee with respect to— "(1) the administration of benefits by the Veterans' Adminis- tration for women veterans; "(2) reports and studies pertaining to women veterans; and "(3) the needs of women veterans with respect to compensa- tion, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs administered by the Veterans' Administration. 38 USC 222. Membership. Terms of service pay and allowances.

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 97 STAT. 1004 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Report to Admi nistrator. Report to Congress. Report and recommendation submittal. "(d)(1) Not later than July 1, 1984, and not later than July 1 of each second year thereafter, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator a report on the programs and activities of the Veter- ans' Administration that pertain to women veterans. Each such report shall contain (A) an assessment of the needs of such veterans with respect to compensation, health care, rehabilitation, outreach, and other benefits and programs administered by the Veterans' Administration, (B) a review of the programs and activities of the Veterans' Administration designed to meet such needs, and (C) such recommendations (including recommendations for administrative and legislative action) as the Committee considers appropriate. Within 60 days after receiving each such report, the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a copy of the report, together with any comments concerning the report that the Administrator considers appropriate. "(2) The Committee may submit to the Administrator such other reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate. "(3) The Administrator shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 214 of this title a summary of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Administrator since the previous annual report of the Administrator submitted pursuant to such section.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 221 the following new item: "222. Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.". 38 USC 601 note. 38 USC 601 et seq., 1500 et seq. GENDER-SPECIFIC HEALTH-CARE SERVICES SEC. 302. The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall ensure that each health-care facility under the direct jurisdiction of the Admin- istrator is able, through services made available either by individ- uals appointed to positions in the Department of Medicine and Surgery or under contracts or other agreements made under section 4117, 5011, or 5053 of title 38, United States Code, to provide appropriate care, in a timely fashion, for any gender-specific disabil- ity (as defined in section 601(1) of such title) of a woman veteran eligible for such care under chapter 17 or chapter 31 of such title. TITLE IV—VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION REAL PROPERTY REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 38 USC 5022. SEC. 401. Section 5022 is amended— (1) by striking out "30 days" in subsection (a)(2)(A) and insert- ing in lieu thereof "180 days"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d) Real property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator may not be declared excess by the Administrator and disposed of by the General Services Administration or any other entity of the Federal Government unless the Administrator determines that the property is no longer needed by the Veterans' Administration in carrying out its functions.".

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 1005 RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI SEC. 402. (a) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs may execute such instruments as may be necessary to release the reversionary interest of the United States restricting to usc as a public park or other public purpose the parcel of land described in subsection (b) which is a portion of a larger tract of land previously conveyed by the United States to the city of Biloxi, Mississippi, pursuant to the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain real property to the city of Biloxi, Mississippi", approved October 4, 1966 (Public Law 89-629; 80 Stat. 876). (b) The parcel of land referred to in subsection (a) is that parcel of land, consisting of approximately 7.24 acres, conveyed from the city of Biloxi, Mississippi, to Gulf Paving, Incorporated (a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi), by deed of June 29, 1973, recorded at book 65, page 589, in the records of the Office of the Chancery Clerk of Harrison County, Mississippi. TITLE V—STATUS AND ROLE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS SEC. 501. The Congress finds that— 38 USC 210 note. (1) the Nation has an historic and deeply-rooted commitment to providing benefits and services to those who served in the Armed Forces; (2) this commitment must be continued and maintained, both to fulfill moral obligations to those who served in the past and to assure current and potential members of the Armed Forces that the Nation's obligations to those who serve will always be honored; (3) the Veterans' Administration is the principal Federal entity responsible for veterans' benefits and programs; (4) the Veterans' Administration has a potential population of beneficiaries of over 28 million veterans and over 55 million survivors and dependents; (5) the Veterans' Administration will distribute over $13.8 billion in income maintenance payments and over $1.5 billion in education, training, and rehabilitation assistance payments during fiscal year 1984, operates one of the Federal Govern- ment's two major home loan guaranty programs, with over four million loans currently guaranteed, administers the largest direct insurance program in the Nation, and operates 108 na- tional cemeteries and provides burial assistance for nearly 350,000 deceased veterans annually; (6) the Veterans' Administration operates the largest cen- trally administered health-care system—consisting of, among other facilities, 172 hospitals, 226 outpatient clinics, and 99 nursing home care units—in the United States; (7) the Veterans' Administration health-care system serves as the primary backup to the medical resources of the Department of Defense in time of war or national emergency involving the use of the Armed Forces in armed conflict; (8) in terms of share of the annual Federal budget, the Veterans' Administration ranks sixth among Federal depart-

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 97 STAT. 1006 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Cabinet member, designation. 38 USC 210 note. ments and agencies, and among Federal departments and agen- cies only the Department of Defense employs more personnel; (9) the Administrator of Veterans* Affairs is the principal executive branch official responsible for the administration of the benefits, services, and programs of the Veterans' Adminis- tration and for seeking the coordination of veterans' programs administered by other Federal departments and agencies; (10) there is a need for greater coordination between the Veterans' Administration and other Federal entities adminis- tering veterans programs and between the Veterans' Adminis- tration and other Federal entities providing similar benefits to individuals on a basis other than their status as veterans; (11) by virtue of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs not being included in the President's Cabinet, the Administrator generally is not included in Cabinet meetings and deliberations and generally does not have the ready access to the President and senior advisers on the President's staff that Cabinet mem- bers have; and (12) as a consequence. Presidential decisions affecting vet- erans and the Veterans' Administration are made from time to time without an understanding of their full impact on veterans and on the Veterans' Administration's performance of its statu- tory missions. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS SEC. 502. In view of the findings in section 501, it is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs should be designated by the President as a member of, and a full participant in all activities of, the Cabinet and as the President's principal adviser on all matters relating to veterans and their dependents. TITLE VI—RADIATION EXPOSURE STUDY AND GUIDE Contracts or agreements. 38 USC 219 note. Submittal to congressional committees. RADIATION EXPOSURE STUDY AND GUIDE SEC. 601. (a)(l)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Admin- istrator of Veterans' Affairs, through contracts or agreements with private or public agencies or persons and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, shall provide for the conduct of epidemiological study of the long-term adverse health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation from the detonation of nuclear devices in connection with the test of such devices or in connection with the American occupation of Hiroshima and Naga- saki, Japan, during the period beginning on September 11, 1945, and ending on July 1, 1946, in persons who, while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, were exposed to such radiation. Such study shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, a study of identifiable prevalent illnesses, including malignancies, in the per- sons exposed. (B) If the Administrator, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, determines that it is not feasible to conduct scientifically valid study of any or all of the matters required under subparagraph (A) to be studied— (i) the Administrator shall promptly submit to the appropri- ate committees of the Congress notice of that determination and the reasons therefor; and

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 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 97 STAT. 1007 (ii) the Director, not later than 60 days after such notice is provided, shall submit to such committees a report evaluating and commenting on such determination. (C) If the Administrator notifies the Congress of a determination or determinations made pursuant to subparagraph (B), the matter or matters required under subparagraph (A) to be studied to which such determination or determinations apply shall not be required to be studied. If the Administrator notifies the Congress of a determi- nation made pursuant to subparagraph (B) that, taken as a whole, study under subparagraph (A) is not scientifically feasible, the requirement in subparagraph (A) that the Administrator provide for the conduct of epidemiological study shall cease to have effect as if repealed by law. (2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Reports to Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees conSilttees of the Congress a report on the development of a protocol or protocols for study under paragraph (1)(A). With respect to any such protocol under consideration for development, or in the process of development, that has not been completed by the end of such year, the report shall include an estimate of the completion date for such protocol and an estimate of the cost to be incurred in developing such protocol. (3)(A) The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall monitor the development of the protocol or protocols for, and the conduct of, study under paragraph (1)(A) and shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress, at each of the times speci- fied in the next sentence, a report on such monitoring. Reports under the preceding sentence shall be submitted within 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, within 12 months after such date, within 25 months after such date, and annually there- after until such study is completed. (B) If any protocol to which paragraph (2) applies (or any part of such protocol) is not completed by the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall periodically submit to such committees reports on the status of the development of such protocol. (4) When the Administrator has entered into a contract or agree- ment with an agency or person for the conduct of a study under paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator and such agency or person shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a joint report containing a copy of the contract and an estimate of the total cost of such study. (5)(A) Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a report on the status of study under paragraph (1)(A). Such report shall contain (i) a descrip- tion of the progress on and any results obtained under such study, and (ii) such comments, and such recommendations for administra- tive and legislative action, as the Administrator considers appropri- ate in light of such progress and results. (B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) for the submission of annual reports shall expire upon the submission of a report after the completion of study under paragraph (1)(A). (6) A contract to carry out study under paragraph (1)(A) may not be entered into unless (A) appropriations for payments under the contract have been provided in advance, or (B) the contract provides that the obligation of the United States to make payments under the

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