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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1354 

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and 

services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the Global War 

on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the effects 

of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2007 

Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. FARR, 

Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Ms. 

BERKLEY, Mr. STARK, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 

Minnesota, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HARE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, 

Mr. NADLER, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 

PASCRELL, Mr. WU, Mr. FILNER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BERMAN, 

Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Ms. CARSON, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. KAGEN, 

Mr. WEXLER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mr. BOYD of Florida, and Mr. ROTHMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 

benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, 

veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, and other 

veterans, to require reports on the effects of the Global 

War on Terrorism, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lane Evans Veterans 

5 Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007’’. 

6 TITLE I—BENEFITS AND SERV7 ICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

8 ARMED FORCES AND VET9 ERANS 

10 SEC. 101. MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES FOR VETERANS OF 

11 FUTURE CONFLICTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH 

12 CONDITIONS FOR WHICH EVIDENCE IS IN13 SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH A SERVICE-CON14 NECTION. 

15 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Paragraph (1) of section 1710(e) 

16 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 

17 the end the following new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(F) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a veteran 

19 who served on active duty as described in subparagraph 

20 (D) during a period of war, or after the date, specified 

21 in that subparagraph is also eligible for— 

22 ‘‘(i) a mental health evaluation to be provided 

23 by the Secretary not later than 30 days after the 

24 date of the request of the veteran for such evalua25 tion; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) hospital care, medical services, nursing 

2 home care, and family and marital counseling for 

3 any mental health condition identified pursuant to 

4 such evaluation, notwithstanding that there is insuf5 ficient medical evidence to conclude that such condi6 tion is attributable to such service.’’. 

7 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

8 (1) CAUSATION.—Paragraph (2)(B) of such 

9 section is amended by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘(E), or (F)’’. 

11 (2) DURATION AFTER SERVICE.—Paragraph 

12 (3) of such section is amended— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

16 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

18 subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(E) in the case of a veteran described in para20 graph (1)(F)— 

21 ‘‘(i) with respect to the evaluation de22 scribed in clause (i) of that paragraph, after a 

23 period of 5 years beginning on the date of the 

24 veteran’s discharge or release from active mili25 tary, naval, or air service; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the care, services, and 

2 counseling described in clause (ii) of that para3 graph, after a period of 2 years beginning on 

4 the date of the commencement of the provision 

5 of such care, services, and counseling to the vet6 eran.’’. 

7 SEC. 102. POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL AND MENTAL 

8 HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

9 ARMED FORCES. 

10 Section 1074f(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by striking the second sentence of para13 graph (1); and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(3) The postdeployment examination shall be con17 ducted not later than 30 days after the date of the return 

18 of a member to the United States from a deployment as 

19 described in subsection (a). The examination shall include 

20 a comprehensive medical and mental health assessment 

21 conducted on an individualized basis by personnel quali22 fied to conduct such examinations.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC COPY OF MILITARY 

2 RECORDS ON DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF 

3 MEMBERS FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the Armed 

5 Forces shall be provided, upon discharge or release from 

6 the Armed Forces, a copy in an electronic format of the 

7 military records (including all medical, military service, 

8 and other military records) of such member. The copy of 

9 such records shall be provided through a portable, readily 

10 accessible, digital, read-only medium. 

11 (b) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.—A copy of records 

12 shall be provided under subsection (a) in a manner, includ13 ing the utilization of personal security codes for access, 

14 that ensures that access to such records is limited to the 

15 member of the Armed Forces concerned and such other 

16 individuals as may be authorized by such member. 

17 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

18 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

19 shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being 

20 taken to comply with the requirements of this section. The 

21 report shall include a detailed discussion of the mecha22 nisms to be utilized in order to assure the protection of 

23 privacy of military records of members of the Armed 

24 Forces as required by subsection (b). 


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1 SEC. 104. ENHANCED OUTREACH TO MEMBERS OF THE NA2 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE ON AVAILABLE 

3 BENEFITS AND SERVICES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 take appropriate actions to ensure that members of the 

6 National Guard and Reserve are provided comprehensive 

7 outreach on the following: 

8 (1) The benefits and services available from and 

9 through the Federal Government to members of the 

10 National Guard and Reserve upon their deactivation 

11 from active duty service in the Armed Forces, in12 cluding benefits under the Benefits Delivery at Dis13 charge program and medical and mental health serv14 ices. 

15 (2) The benefits and services available from and 

16 through the Federal Government to members of the 

17 National Guard and Reserve upon their discharge or 

18 release from the Armed Forces, including benefits 

19 under the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program 

20 and medical and mental health services. 

21 (b) NATURE OF OUTREACH.—The outreach provided 

22 under subsection (a) shall be of the same nature, duration, 

23 and quality as outreach provided to members of the reg24 ular components of the Armed Forces at discharge or re25 lease from the Armed Forces, except that such outreach 

26 shall be tailored to the specific employment and other 


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1 transition needs of members of the National Guard and 

2 Reserve who are being deactivated from active duty or dis3 charged or released from the Armed Forces. 

4 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

5 provide outreach under subsection (a) in consultation with 

6 the following: 

7 (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with re8 spect to benefits and services available under the 

9 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af10 fairs. 

11 (2) The Secretary of Labor, with respect to 

12 benefits and services available under the laws admin13 istered by the Secretary of Labor (including employ14 ment and reemployment benefits under chapter 43 

15 of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred 

16 to as ‘‘USERRA’’)). 

17 (3) The Administrator of the Small Business 

18 Administration, with respect to benefits and services 

19 available under the laws administered by the Admin20 istrator. 

21 (4) The Director of the Office of Personnel 

22 Management, with respect to eligibility for pref23 erences in employment by the Federal Government. 

24 (5) The head of any other department or agen25 cy of the Federal Government that provides benefits 


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1 and services to former members of the Armed 

2 Forces, with respect to such benefits and services. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

5 shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being 

6 taken to comply with the requirements of this section. 

7 TITLE II—REPORTS ON EFFECTS 

8 OF GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

9 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONAL MATTERS. 

10 (a) GENERAL DEFINITION OF ‘‘GLOBAL WAR ON

11 TERRORISM’’.—Section 101 of title 38, United States 

12 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(34) The term ‘Global War on Terrorism’ means the 

15 period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on 

16 the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclama17 tion or by law.’’. 

18 (b) SPECIFICATION OF LOCATIONS OF GLOBAL WAR

19 ON TERRORISM.—For purposes of this title, the geo20 graphic location of the Global War on Terrorism shall be 

21 the locations (including the airspace above) as follows: Af22 ghanistan, Algeria, the Arabian Sea, Armenia, Bab el 

23 Mandeb, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Diego Garcia 

24 (United Kingdom Indian Ocean Territory), Djibouti, 

25 Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, the Republic of Georgia, Greece, 


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1 Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of 

2 Aqaba, the Gulf of Oman, the Gulf of Suez, Indonesia, 

3 the Ionian Sea, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, 

4 Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the 

5 Mediterranean Sea, Oman, Pakistan, the Pentagon Res6 ervation, Virginia (but only on September 11, 2001), the 

7 Persian Gulf, the Philippines, Qatar, the Red Sea, Roma8 nia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Spratley Islands, the 

9 Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tur10 key, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, 

11 Uzbekistan, Yemen, and any other location specified for 

12 purposes of this Act by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

13 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense. 

14 SEC. 202. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM VETERANS INFOR15 MATION SYSTEM. 

16 (a) SYSTEM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs shall establish and maintain an information system 

18 designed to provide a comprehensive record of the fol19 lowing: 

20 (1) The veterans of the Global War on Ter21 rorism who seek benefits and services under the laws 

22 administered by the Secretary. 

23 (2) The benefits and services provided by the 

24 Secretary to such veterans under the laws adminis25 tered by the Secretary. 


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1 (b) DESIGNATION OF SYSTEM.—The system required 

2 by subsection (a) shall be known as the ‘‘Global War on 

3 Terrorism Veterans Information System’’. 

4 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The system required by sub6 section (a) shall— 

7 (A) permit the accumulation, storage, re8 trieval, and ready analysis of information on 

9 the veterans, and on the benefits and services, 

10 described by that subsection; and 

11 (B) facilitate the preparation of the quar12 terly reports on the effects of participation in 

13 the Global War on Terrorism on veterans and 

14 the Department of Veterans Affairs as required 

15 by section 203. 

16 (2) MODEL.—The system may incorporate ap17 propriate elements (or variations on such elements) 

18 of the Gulf War Veterans Information System. 

19 (d) INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF DE20 FENSE.— 

21 (1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN GLOBAL

22 WAR ON TERRORISM CONTINGENCY TRACKING SYS23 TEM.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

24 Secretary of Veterans Affairs such information in 

25 the Global War on Terrorism Contingency Tracking 


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1 System (CTS) of the Department of Defense as the 

2 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

3 Affairs jointly determine appropriate for purposes of 

4 the system required by subsection (a), including the 

5 preparation and submittal of reports required by 

6 section 203. 

7 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—In8 formation shall be provided under paragraph (1) 

9 pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of under10 standing entered into by the Secretary of Defense 

11 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes 

12 of this section. 

13 (3) COST OF PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 

14 The cost of the provision of information under para15 graph (1) shall be borne by the Department of De16 fense in accordance with the provisions of section 

17 5106 of title 38, United States Code. 

18 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The term 

20 ‘‘Global War on Terrorism’’ has the meaning given 

21 that term in section 101(34) of title 38, United 

22 States Code (as added by section 201(a)). 

23 (2) VETERAN OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TER24 RORISM.—The term ‘‘veteran of the Global War on 

25 Terrorism’’ means a veteran of the Global War on 


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1 Terrorism who served on active military, naval, or 

2 air service during the Global War on Terrorism in 

3 a location specified in section 201(b). 

4 SEC. 203. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI5 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

6 ON VETERANS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 

7 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

8 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

9 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

10 and every fiscal year quarter thereafter, the Secretary of 

11 Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate commit12 tees of Congress a report on the effects of participation 

13 in the Global War on Terrorism on veterans and on the 

14 Department of Veterans Affairs. 

15 (b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

16 subsection (a) shall provide the information specified in 

17 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa18 rately for each of the following periods: 

19 (1) The period of the fiscal year quarter for 

20 which such report is submitted. 

21 (2) The period beginning on October 1, 2001, 

22 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal 

23 year completed on or before the date of such report, 

24 with such information set forth— 

25 (A) in aggregate over such period; and 


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1 (B) separately for each complete fiscal 

2 year that falls within such period. 

3 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci4 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

5 is information on the provision to veterans of the Global 

6 War on Terrorism of benefits and services under the laws 

7 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as fol8 lows: 

9 (1) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—Aggregated per10 sonal information on veterans of the Global War on 

11 Terrorism, including— 

12 (A) the number of such veterans by race; 

13 (B) the number of such veterans by sex; 

14 (C) the number of such veterans by age; 

15 (D) the number of such veterans by mar16 ital status (whether married, single, separated, 

17 or divorced); and 

18 (E) the number of such veterans by resi19 dence (by State, territory, or country). 

20 (2) INFORMATION ON MILITARY SERVICE.—Ag21 gregated information on the military service of vet22 erans of the Global War on Terrorism, including in23 formation on the following: 

24 (A) In the case of all veterans of the Glob25 al War on Terrorism— 


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1 (i) the number of such veterans by 

2 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

3 Force, in which such veterans served in the 

4 Global War on Terrorism; and 

5 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

6 duty status in which such veterans served 

7 in the Global War on Terrorism, including, 

8 in the case of veterans who were members 

9 of a reserve component of the Armed 

10 Forces, the number of such veterans who 

11 were members of the National Guard. 

12 (B) In the case of veterans of the Global 

13 War on Terrorism who served only in Operation 

14 Enduring Freedom— 

15 (i) the number of such veterans by 

16 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

17 Force, in which such veterans served in 

18 Operation Enduring Freedom; and 

19 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

20 duty status in which such veterans served 

21 in Operation Enduring Freedom, includ22 ing, in the case of veterans who were mem23 bers of a reserve component of the Armed 

24 Forces, the number of such veterans who 

25 were members of the National Guard. 


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1 (C) In the case of veterans of the Global 

2 War on Terrorism who served only in Operation 

3 Iraqi Freedom— 

4 (i) the number of such veterans by 

5 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

6 Force, in which such veterans served in 

7 Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 

8 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

9 duty status in which such veterans served 

10 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including, in 

11 the case of veterans who were members of 

12 a reserve component of the Armed Forces, 

13 the number of such veterans who were 

14 members of the National Guard. 

15 (D) In the case of veterans of the Global 

16 War on Terrorism who served in both Oper17 ation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

18 Freedom— 

19 (i) the number of such veterans by 

20 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

21 Force, in which such veterans served in 

22 each of Operation Enduring Freedom and 

23 Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 

24 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

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1 in Operation Enduring Freedom or Oper2 ation Iraqi Freedom, including, in the case 

3 of veterans who were members of a reserve 

4 component of the Armed Forces, the num5 ber of such veterans who were members of 

6 the National Guard. 

7 (E) In the case of veterans of the Global 

8 War on Terrorism who served in neither Oper9 ation Enduring Freedom nor Operation Iraqi 

10 Freedom— 

11 (i) the number of such veterans by 

12 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

13 Force, in which such veterans served in the 

14 Armed Forces during the Global War on 

15 Terrorism; and 

16 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

17 duty status in which such veterans served 

18 in the Armed Forces during the Global 

19 War on Terrorism, including, in the case 

20 of veterans who were members of a reserve 

21 component of the Armed Forces, the num22 ber of such veterans who were members of 

23 the National Guard. 

24 (F) The number of veterans of the Global 

25 War on Terrorism by deployment location in 


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1 the Global War on Terrorism, including the 

2 number of such veterans deployed to each loca3 tion specified in section 201(b). 

4 (G) The deployment history of veterans 

5 during the Global War on Terrorism, includ6 ing— 

7 (i) the number of veterans who were 

8 deployed more than once; and 

9 (ii) for each number of veterans who 

10 were deployed twice, three times, four 

11 times, or more than four times, the num12 ber of such veterans who were deployed 

13 each such number of times. 

14 (H) The number of veterans of the Global 

15 War on Terrorism by grade upon completion of 

16 military service in the Global War on Ter17 rorism. 

18 (I) The medical evacuation history of vet19 erans during the Global War on Terrorism, in20 cluding— 

21 (i) the number of veterans who were 

22 evacuated once or more during the Global 

23 War on Terrorism; and 

24 (ii) for each number of veterans who 

25 were evacuated twice, three times, four 


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1 times, or more than four times, the num2 ber of such veterans who were evacuated 

3 each such number of times. 

4 (3) HEALTH, COUNSELING, AND RELATED BEN5 EFITS.—Aggregated information on the health, 

6 counseling, and related benefits and services pro7 vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to vet8 erans of the Global War on Terrorism, including in9 formation on the following: 

10 (A) The enrollment of such veterans in the 

11 patient enrollment system under section 1705 

12 of title 38, United States Code, by priority of 

13 enrollment status. 

14 (B) The number of inpatient stays of such 

15 veterans, and the cost of the provision of care 

16 and benefits to such veterans during such stays, 

17 set forth by— 

18 (i) priority of enrollment status under 

19 the patient enrollment system; and 

20 (ii) by condition, including traumatic 

21 brain injury, amputation, mental health 

22 condition, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

23 (PTSD), and other conditions. 

24 (C) The number of outpatient visits of 

25 such veterans, and the cost of the provision of 


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1 care and benefits to such veterans, set forth 

2 by— 

3 (i) priority of enrollment status under 

4 the patient enrollment system; and 

5 (ii) by condition, including traumatic 

6 brain injury, amputation, mental health 

7 condition, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

8 (PTSD), and other conditions. 

9 (D) The number of visits of such veterans 

10 to a center for the provision of readjustment 

11 counseling and related mental health services 

12 under section 1712A of title 38, United States 

13 Code (commonly referred to as a ‘‘vet center’’), 

14 and the cost of the provision of such counseling 

15 and services. 

16 (4) COMPENSATION, PENSION, AND OTHER

17 BENEFITS.—Aggregated information on the com18 pensation, pension, and other benefits and services 

19 provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 

20 veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, including 

21 information on the following: 

22 (A) The claims of such veterans for com23 pensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 

24 Stated Code, including— 

25 (i) the number of claims received; 


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1 (ii) the number of claims granted; 

2 (iii) the number of claims denied; and 

3 (iv) the number of claims pending. 

4 (B) The amount of compensation paid to 

5 such veterans, stated as an average monthly 

6 amount for each of the periods covered by such 

7 report and as a total amount for both such pe8 riods. 

9 (C) The claims for dependency and indem10 nity compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, 

11 United States Code, with respect to such vet12 erans, including— 

13 (i) the number of claims received; 

14 (ii) the number of claims granted; 

15 (iii) the number of claims denied; and 

16 (iv) the number of claims pending. 

17 (D) The amount of dependency and indem18 nity compensation paid with respect to such 

19 veterans, stated as an average monthly amount 

20 for the periods covered by such report and as 

21 a total amount for such periods. 

22 (E) The claims for pension under chapter 

23 15 of title 38, United States Code, for or with 

24 respect to such veterans, including— 

25 (i) the number of claims received; 


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1 (ii) the number of claims granted; 

2 (iii) the number of claims denied; and 

3 (iv) the number of claims pending. 

4 (F) The education benefits provided to or 

5 with respect to such veterans or other individ6 uals under chapter 30, 32, or 35 of title 38, 

7 United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 

8 of title 10, United States, including— 

9 (i) the number of veterans or other in10 dividuals provided such benefits (set forth 

11 by chapter under which provided); and 

12 (ii) the amount of such benefits (set 

13 forth by chapter under which provided). 

14 (G) The vocational rehabilitation benefits 

15 and services provided to such veterans, includ16 ing— 

17 (i) the number of veterans submitting 

18 applications for such benefits or services; 

19 (ii) the number of applications grant20 ed; 

21 (iii) the number of applications de22 nied; 

23 (iv) the number of applications pend24 ing; and 


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1 (v) the type and amount of such bene2 fits and services provided. 

3 (H) The housing and small business loan 

4 guaranty benefits provided to such veterans 

5 under chapter 37 of title 38, United States 

6 Code, and other provisions of law, including— 

7 (i) the number of veterans submitting 

8 applications for such benefits; 

9 (ii) the type, and number and amount 

10 by type, of such benefits provided; and 

11 (iii) the number and amount by type 

12 of loans in default. 

13 (I) The specially adapted housing assist14 ance provided to such veterans under chapter 

15 21 of title 38, United States Code, including 

16 the type and amount of assistance provided. 

17 (J) The insurance benefits provided to or 

18 with respect to such veterans under chapter 19 

19 of title 38, United States Code, including the 

20 amount of benefits provided under each type of 

21 insurance offered by the Secretary. 

22 (5) BURIAL AND CEMETERY BENEFITS.—Ag23 gregated information on the burial and cemetery 

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1 fairs with respect to veterans of the Global War on 

2 Terrorism, including information on the following: 

3 (A) The number of burials in a cemetery 

4 of the National Cemetery System or Arlington 

5 National Cemetery. 

6 (B) The number of flags furnished under 

7 section 2301 of title 38, United States Code. 

8 (C) The amount of burial allowances paid 

9 under section 2302 of title 38, United States 

10 Code. 

11 (D) The amount of plot allowances paid 

12 under section 2303 of title 38, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (E) The number of headstones, markers, 

15 and burial receptacles furnished under section 

16 2306 of title 38, United States Code, and the 

17 cost of furnishing such headstones, markers, 

18 and receptacles. 

19 (F) The amount of burial and funeral ex20 penses paid under section 2307 of title 38, 

21 United States Code, for veterans who die from 

22 a service-connected disability. 

23 (G) The costs of the transportation of the 

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1 etery under section 2308 of title 38, United 

2 States Code. 

3 (d) PROTECTION OF IDENTITIES.—The Secretary 

4 shall take appropriate actions in preparing and submitting 

5 reports under this section to ensure that no personally 

6 identifying information on any particular veteran is in7 cluded or otherwise improperly released in such reports. 

8 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON10 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con11 gress’’ means— 

12 (A) the Committees on Armed Services, 

13 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

14 Senate; and 

15 (B) the Committees on Armed Services, 

16 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

17 House of Representatives. 

18 (2) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The term 

19 ‘‘Global War on Terrorism’’ has the meaning given 

20 that term in section 101(34) of title 38, United 

21 States Code (as added by section 201(a)). 

22 (3) VETERAN OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TER23 RORISM.—The term ‘‘veteran of the Global War on 

24 Terrorism’’ means a veteran of the Global War on 

25 Terrorism who served on active military, naval, or 


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1 air service during the Global War on Terrorism in 

2 a location specified in section 201(b). 

3 SEC. 204. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI4 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

5 ON VETERANS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 

6 LABOR. 

7 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

8 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

9 and every fiscal year quarter thereafter, the Secretary of 

10 Labor shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con11 gress a report on the effects of participation in the Global 

12 War on Terrorism on veterans (under the laws adminis13 tered by the Secretary of Labor) and on the Department 

14 of Labor. 

15 (b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

16 subsection (a) shall provide the information specified in 

17 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa18 rately for each of the following periods: 

19 (1) The period of the fiscal year quarter for 

20 which such report is submitted. 

21 (2) The period beginning on October 1, 2001, 

22 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal 

23 year completed on or before the date of such report, 

24 with such information set forth— 

25 (A) in aggregate over such period; and 


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1 (B) separately for each complete fiscal 

2 year that falls within such period. 

3 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci4 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

5 is information on the provision to veterans of the Global 

6 War on Terrorism of employment and other benefits and 

7 services under the laws administered by the Secretary of 

8 Labor as follows: 

9 (1) The number of veterans submitting applica10 tions for such benefits or services. 

11 (2) The number of applications granted. 

12 (3) The number of applications denied. 

13 (4) The number of applications pending. 

14 (5) The type and amount of such benefits and 

15 services provided. 

16 (d) PROTECTION OF IDENTITIES.—The Secretary 

17 shall take appropriate actions in preparing and submitting 

18 reports under this section to ensure that no personally 

19 identifying information on any particular veteran is in20 cluded or otherwise improperly released in such reports. 

21 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con24 gress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committees on Armed Services, 

2 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

3 Senate; and 

4 (B) the Committees on Armed Services, 

5 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 (2) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The term 

8 ‘‘Global War on Terrorism’’ has the meaning given 

9 that term in section 101(34) of title 38, United 

10 States Code (as added by section 201(a)). 

11 (3) VETERAN OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TER12 RORISM.—The term ‘‘veteran of the Global War on 

13 Terrorism’’ means a veteran of the Global War on 

14 Terrorism who served on active military, naval, or 

15 air service during the Global War on Terrorism in 

16 a location specified in section 201(b). 

17 SEC. 205. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI18 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

19 ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 

20 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

21 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

22 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

23 and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

24 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re25 port on the effects of participation in the Global War on 


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1 Terrorism on the members of the Armed Forces and on 

2 the Department of Defense. 

3 (b) SCOPE OF REPORT.—Each report required by 

4 subsection (a) shall include the information specified in 

5 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa6 rately for each of the following periods: 

7 (1) The 90-day period ending on the date of 

8 such report. 

9 (2) The period beginning on September 11, 

10 2001, and ending on the date of such report. 

11 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci12 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

13 is information on the participation of members of the 

14 Armed Forces in the Global War on Terrorism as follows: 

15 (1) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—Aggregated per16 sonal information on members of the Armed Forces 

17 participating in the Global War on Terrorism, in18 cluding— 

19 (A) the number of such members by race; 

20 (B) the number of such members by sex; 

21 (C) the number of such members by age; 

22 (D) the number of such members by mar23 ital status (whether married, single, separated, 

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1 (E) the number of such members by home 

2 of record (by State or territory). 

3 (2) INFORMATION ON MILITARY SERVICE.—Ag4 gregated information on the military service of mem5 bers of the Armed Forces participating in the Global 

6 War on Terrorism, including information on the fol7 lowing: 

8 (A) The number of such members by 

9 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

10 Force, in which such members are serving in 

11 the Global War on Terrorism. 

12 (B) The number of such members by duty 

13 status in which such members are serving in 

14 the Global War on Terrorism, including, in the 

15 case of members who are members of a reserve 

16 component of the Armed Forces, the number of 

17 such members who are members of the National 

18 Guard. 

19 (C) The number of such members by de20 ployment status in which such members are 

21 serving in the Global War on Terrorism, includ22 ing the number of such members who— 

23 (i) have served only in Operation En24 during Freedom; 


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1 (ii) have served only in Operation 

2 Iraqi Freedom; 

3 (iii) have served in both Operation 

4 Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

5 Freedom; or 

6 (iv) have served in neither Operation 

7 Enduring Freedom nor Operation Iraqi 

8 Freedom. 

9 (D) The number of such members by de10 ployment location in the Global War on Ter11 rorism, including the number of such members 

12 deployed to each location specified in section 

13 201(b). 

14 (E) The deployment history of such mem15 bers during the Global War on Terrorism, in16 cluding— 

17 (i) the number of members who have 

18 been deployed more than once; and 

19 (ii) for each number of members who 

20 have been deployed twice, three times, four 

21 times, or more than four times, the num22 ber of such members who have been de23 ployed each such number of times. 

24 (F) The number of such members by 

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1 (G) The medical evacuation history of such 

2 members during the Global War on Terrorism, 

3 including— 

4 (i) the number of members who have 

5 been evacuated once or more during the 

6 Global War on Terrorism; and 

7 (ii) for each number of members who 

8 have been evacuated twice, three times, 

9 four times, or more than four times, the 

10 number of such members who have been 

11 evacuated each such number of times. 

12 (H) The number of such members whose 

13 enlistment or period of obligated service has 

14 been extended, or whose eligibility for retire15 ment has been suspended, during the Global 

16 War on Terrorism under a provision of law 

17 (commonly referred to as a ‘‘stop-loss author18 ity’’) authorizing the President to extend an en19 listment or period of obligated service, or sus20 pend eligibility for retirement, of a member of 

21 the Armed Forces in a time of war or national 

22 emergency declared by Congress or the Presi23 dent, including— 


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1 (i) the number of such members who 

2 have been subject to the exercise of such 

3 authority; and 

4 (ii) for each number of times being 

5 subject to the exercise of such authority, 

6 the number of such members who have 

7 been so subject to such authority each such 

8 number of times. 

9 (I) The number of such members who have 

10 been discharged or released from the Armed 

11 Forces, including, for each category of condition 

12 of discharge, the number of members dis13 charged under such category. 

14 (3) INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATION OF

15 ARMED FORCES.—Aggregated information on the 

16 administration of the Armed Forces participating in 

17 of the Global War on Terrorism, including informa18 tion on the following: 

19 (A) The number of members of the reserve 

20 components of the Armed Forces called or or21 dered to active duty for service in the Global 

22 War on Terrorism, including— 

23 (i) the number of members of the Na24 tional Guard and the number of Reserves 

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1 (ii) for each number of times of being 

2 so called or ordered to active duty, the 

3 number of such members who have been so 

4 called or order to active duty each such 

5 number of times; and 

6 (iii) the average number times being 

7 so called or ordered to active duty among 

8 all members of the National Guard and 

9 Reserve who have been so called or ordered 

10 to active duty. 

11 (B) The number of members of the Armed 

12 Forces who have been subject to medical evacu13 ation once or more in the Global War on Ter14 rorism. 

15 (C) The number of Purple Hearts awarded 

16 to members of the Armed Forces in the Global 

17 War on Terrorism. 

18 (D) The number of Global War on Ter19 rorism Expeditionary Medals awarded to mem20 bers of the Armed Forces. 

21 (E) The number of anthrax vaccinations 

22 performed on members of the Armed Forces for 

23 purposes of the Global War on Terrorism, stat24 ed for both of the periods covered by such re25 port. 


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1 (F) The number of doses of the medication 

2 Larium issued to members of the Armed Forces 

3 for purposes of the Global War on Terrorism, 

4 stated for both of the period covered by such re5 port. 

6 (G) The number of members of the Armed 

7 Forces whose enlistment or period of obligated 

8 service has been extended, or whose eligibility 

9 for retirement has been suspended, for purposes 

10 of the Global War on Terrorism under a provi11 sion of law (commonly referred to as a ‘‘stop12 loss authority’’) authorizing the President to ex13 tend an enlistment or period of obligated serv14 ice, or suspend eligibility for retirement, of a 

15 member of the Armed Forces in a time of war 

16 or national emergency declared by Congress or 

17 the President. 

18 (H) The number of members of the Armed 

19 Forces participating in the Global War on Ter20 rorism who have been discharged or released 

21 from the Armed Forces, including— 

22 (i) the military status of such mem23 bers at the time of discharge or release; 

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1 (ii) the nature of such discharge or re2 lease, including less than honorable dis3 charge for drug abuse, alcohol abuse, do4 mestic violence, discipline problems, and 

5 other war-related reintegration problems. 

6 (I) The number of members of the Armed 

7 Forces described in subparagraph (H) who have 

8 had their discharge upgraded, set forth by de9 ployment status in the Global War on Ter10 rorism and by nature of discharge upon dis11 charge. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 

14 The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ 

15 means— 

16 (A) the Committees on Armed Services 

17 and Appropriations of the Senate; and 

18 (B) the Committees on Armed Services 

19 and Appropriations of the House of Representa20 tives. 

21 (2) GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The term 

22 ‘‘Global War on Terrorism’’ has the meaning given 

23 that term in section 101(34) of title 38, United 

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1 (3) MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICI2 PATING IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The 

3 term ‘‘member of the Armed Forces participating in 

4 the Global War on Terrorism’’ means a member of 

5 the Armed Forces who served on active duty in the 

6 Global War on Terrorism at a location specified in 

7 section 201(b). 

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