Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006
Latest action · Dec 21, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-444.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 5, 2006
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2006
- Passed SenateDec 7, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2006
- Became lawDec 21, 2006Public Law 109-444
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends federal veterans' benefits provisions to extend through 2007: (1) the authority for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care for veteran participants in Department of Defense (DOD) chemical and biological warfare testing; (2) VA treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill homeless veterans; (3) additional VA services for homeless and seriously mentally ill veterans; (4) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) VA authority for the purchase of grave markers to be placed at the graves of veterans in private cemeteries.
Extends through: (1) FY2007 a grant and per diem assistance program for homeless veterans; and (2) June 30, 2007, an educational assistance allowance program for veterans pursuing work-study.
(Sec. 3) Expands eligibility under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program to include the spouse or child of a member of the Armed Forces who: (1) is hospitalized or receiving outpatient medical care; (2) has a total permanent disability incurred in the line of duty; and (3) is likely to be discharged or released due to such disability.
(Sec. 4) Provides a deadline of six months after the enactment of this Act for biennial reports by the Secretaries of Veterans Affairs and Defense on educational assistance programs provided to members and veterans. Makes such reporting requirement permanent (currently ends on January 1, 2005).
(Sec. 5) Extends through 2008 (currently, 2004) required biennial reports from the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans.
(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to designate at least six VA health-care facilities as centers of Parkinson's disease research, education, and clinical activities. Requires appropriate geographic distribution of such facilities. Requires the VA's Under Secretary for Health to establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted for participation as such a center. Authorizes appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to designate at least two VA health-care facilities as multiple sclerosis centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health to establish a panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted for participation as such a center. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases in FY2006 and FY2007. Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 9) Codifies recently enacted VA cost-of-living adjustments in veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 5, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Dec 5, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 5, 2006 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-444.
- Dec 20, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 7, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11536)
- Dec 7, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 6, 2006Mr. Brown (SC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 6, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 H8823-8829)
- Dec 6, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6342.
- Dec 6, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Dec 6, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (text: CR 12/7/2006 H8823-8826)
- Dec 6, 2006Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 5, 2006Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45205 | Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-48) | Report | May 16, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6314 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program. | Related bill | Nov 15, 2006 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Chemical warfare
- Chronically ill
- Clinics
- Clothing
- Commemorations
- Communication in medicine
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuum of care
- Cost of living adjustments
- Data banks
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health surveys
- Higher education
- Homeless
- Housing and Community Development
- Indiana
- Labor and Employment
- Leases
- Married people
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Medical centers
- Medical education
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- Mental illness
- Michigan
- Military dependents
- Military research
- Multiple sclerosis
- Nervous system diseases
- Neurology
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Parkinson's disease
- Peer review organizations (Medicine)
- Recruiting and enlistment
- Rehabilitation of the disabled
- Research centers
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Secondary education
- Social Welfare
- Student employment
- Survivors' benefits
- Texas
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' employment
- Veterans' hospitals
- Veterans' medical care
- Vocational and technical education
- Vocational guidance
- Women
- Women veterans
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2006Enrolled Bill
- Dec 6, 2006Engrossed in House
- Dec 6, 2006Received in Senate
- Dec 5, 2006Introduced in House
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