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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 518 

Honoring the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 27, 2020 

Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. TESTER) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the 100th anniversary of Disabled American 

Veterans. 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans was founded on September 25, 1920, and chartered by Congress on June 17, 

1932, in recognition of the role of Disabled American 

Veterans as the official voice of the wartime-disabled veterans of the United States; 

Whereas, in 2020, Disabled American Veterans celebrates 

100 years of serving veterans of the Armed Forces, their 

families, survivors, and communities; 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans is the largest wartime 

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mately 1,000,000 service-disabled veterans in its membership; 

Whereas the National Headquarters of Disabled American 

Veterans is located in Kentucky, and the National Service and Legislative Headquarters of Disabled American 

Veterans is located in Washington, D.C., and Disabled 

American Veterans has 52 departments and 1344 chapters located throughout the United States; 

Whereas, since its founding, Disabled American Veterans has 

served veterans of the United States who have become 

wounded, injured, or ill due to service in the Armed 

Forces by advocating for the establishment of the Department of Veterans Affairs and urging Congress to 

pass legislation to provide benefits and services for service-disabled veterans; 

Whereas, in 1920, Disabled American Veterans began representing the interests of veterans and subsequently developed a professional national service officer corps, 

which has made Disabled American Veterans the preeminent provider of claims assistance to injured and ill 

veterans of the United States, their families, and survivors; 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans continues to provide direct onsite assistance to injured and ill members of the 

Armed Forces on active duty through 30 Transition 

Service Officers, who provide benefits counseling and assistance to separating members of the Armed Forces 

seeking to file initial claims for benefits administered 

through the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans co-presents the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic and the 


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National Disabled Veterans Training Exposure Experience Tournament, has organized a nationwide transportation network providing free transportation to medical 

facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for injured and ill veterans, operates an active Charitable Service Trust that funds the needs of local providers assisting 

at-risk local veterans, maintains an active volunteer corps 

providing millions of hours of service to veterans and 

communities, and created the Jesse Brown Memorial 

Youth Scholarship Program to contribute to the lives of 

young people in the United States; 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans has championed important initiatives for improving the lives of all veterans, 

such as— 

(1) the establishment of— 

(A) a cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs; 

(B) the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; 

(C) a modernized appeals process for disability 

claims; 

(D) an advance appropriation to ensure adequate and timely funding for health care provided by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs; 

(E) benefits for family caregivers; and 

(F) the model for present-day Vet Centers; and 

(2) the elimination of the offset between military retired pay based on years of service and veterans’ disability compensation; and 

Whereas Disabled American Veterans continues to advocate 

and create awareness for many issues affecting veterans 

of the United States, such as equitable benefits and servVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:53 Feb 27, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR518.ATS SR518

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ices for women veterans, appropriate resources for mental 

health and suicide prevention services, and benefits for all 

veterans exposed to toxic substances: Now, therefore, be 

it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes that, throughout 100 years of 

3 service, Disabled American Veterans has made sig4 nificant contributions to veterans, both with and 

5 without disabilities, and the communities of vet6 erans, ‘‘fulfilling our promises to the men and 

7 women who served’’; 

8 (2) honors the vital and ongoing role Disabled 

9 American Veterans plays in supporting the needs of 

10 veterans and their families in the United States; and 

11 (3) commemorates the legacy of Disabled Amer12 ican Veterans in the provision of services and advo13 cacy for veterans throughout 100 years of history of 

14 the United States. 

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