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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3988 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 

Mr. OBAMA introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

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. 

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 2006’’. 


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1 TITLE I—BENEFITS AND SERV2 ICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

3 ARMED FORCES AND VET4 ERANS 

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

6 FUTURE CONFLICTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH 

7 CONDITIONS FOR WHICH EVIDENCE IS IN8 SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH A SERVICE-CON9 NECTION. 

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

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

12 the end the following new subparagraph: 

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

14 who served on active duty as described in subparagraph 

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

16 in that subparagraph is also eligible for— 

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

18 by the Secretary not later than 30 days after the 

19 date of the request of the veteran for such evalua20 tion; and 

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

22 home care, and family and marital counseling for 

23 any mental health condition identified pursuant to 

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1 ficient medical evidence to conclude that such condi2 tion is attributable to such service.’’. 

3 (b) LIMITATIONS.— 

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

5 section is amended by striking ‘‘or (E)’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘(E), or (F)’’. 

7 (2) DURATION AFTER SERVICE.—Paragraph 

8 (3) of such section is amended— 

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

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

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

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

14 subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(E) in the case of a veteran described in para16 graph (1)(F)— 

17 ‘‘(i) with respect to the evaluation de18 scribed in clause (i) of that paragraph, after a 

19 period of 5 years beginning on the date of the 

20 veteran’s discharge or release from active mili21 tary, naval, or air service; and 

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

23 counseling described in clause (ii) of that para24 graph, after a period of 2 years beginning on 

25 the date of the commencement of the provision 


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1 of such care, services, and counseling to the vet2 eran.’’. 

3 SEC. 102. POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL AND MENTAL 

4 HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

5 ARMED FORCES. 

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

7 amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The system’’; 

9 (2) by striking the second sentence; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

11 paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(2) The postdeployment examination shall be con13 ducted not later than 30 days after the date of the return 

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

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

16 a comprehensive medical and mental health assessment 

17 conducted on an individualized basis by personnel quali18 fied to conduct such examinations.’’. 

19 SEC. 103. PROVISION OF ELECTRONIC COPY OF MILITARY 

20 RECORDS ON DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF 

21 MEMBERS FROM THE ARMED FORCES. 

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

23 Forces shall be provided, upon discharge or release from 

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

25 military records (including all medical, military service, 


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

2 such records shall be provided through a portable, readily 

3 accessible, digital, read-only medium. 

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

5 shall be provided under subsection (a) in a manner, includ6 ing the utilization of personal security codes for access, 

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

8 member of the Armed Forces concerned and such other 

9 individuals as may be authorized by such member. 

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

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

12 shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being 

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

14 report shall include a detailed discussion of the mecha15 nisms to be utilized in order to assure the protection of 

16 privacy of military records of members of the Armed 

17 Forces as required by subsection (b). 

18 SEC. 104. ENHANCED OUTREACH TO MEMBERS OF THE NA19 TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE ON AVAILABLE 

20 BENEFITS AND SERVICES. 

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

22 take appropriate actions to ensure that members of the 

23 National Guard and Reserve are provided comprehensive 

24 outreach on the following: 


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1 (1) The benefits and services available from and 

2 through the Federal Government to members of the 

3 National Guard and Reserve upon their deactivation 

4 from active duty service in the Armed Forces, in5 cluding benefits under the Benefits Delivery at Dis6 charge program and medical and mental health serv7 ices. 

8 (2) The benefits and services available from and 

9 through the Federal Government to members of the 

10 National Guard and Reserve upon their discharge or 

11 release from the Armed Forces, including benefits 

12 under the Benefits Delivery at Discharge program 

13 and medical and mental health services. 

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

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

16 and quality as outreach provided to members of the reg17 ular components of the Armed Forces at discharge or re18 lease from the Armed Forces, except that such outreach 

19 shall be tailored to the specific employment and other 

20 transition needs of members of the National Guard and 

21 Reserve who are being deactivated from active duty or dis22 charged or released from the Armed Forces. 

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

24 provide outreach under subsection (a) in consultation with 

25 the following: 


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1 (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with re2 spect to benefits and services available under the 

3 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af4 fairs. 

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

6 benefits and services available under the laws admin7 istered by the Secretary of Labor (including employ8 ment and reemployment benefits under chapter 43 

9 of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred 

10 to as ‘‘USERRA’’)). 

11 (3) The Administrator of the Small Business 

12 Administration, with respect to benefits and services 

13 available under the laws administered by the Admin14 istrator. 

15 (4) The Director of the Office of Personnel 

16 Management, with respect to eligibility for pref17 erences in employment by the Federal Government. 

18 (5) The head of any other department or agen19 cy of the Federal Government that provides benefits 

20 and services to former members of the Armed 

21 Forces, with respect to such benefits and services. 

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

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

24 shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being 

25 taken to comply with the requirements of this section. 


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1 TITLE II—REPORTS ON EFFECTS 

2 OF GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONAL MATTERS. 

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

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

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

7 paragraph: 

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

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

10 the date thereafter prescribed by Presidential proclama11 tion or by law.’’. 

12 (b) SPECIFICATION OF LOCATIONS OF GLOBAL WAR

13 ON TERRORISM.—For purposes of this title, the geo14 graphic location of the Global War on Terrorism shall be 

15 the locations (including the airspace above) as follows: Af16 ghanistan, Algeria, the Arabian Sea, Armenia, Bab el 

17 Mandeb, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Diego Garcia 

18 (United Kingdom Indian Ocean Territory), Djibouti, 

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

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

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

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

23 Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, the 

24 Mediterranean Sea, Oman, Pakistan, the Pentagon Res25 ervation, Virginia (but only on September 11, 2001), the 


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1 Persian Gulf, the Philippines, Qatar, the Red Sea, Roma2 nia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Spratley Islands, the 

3 Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal, Syria, Tajikistan, Tur4 key, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, 

5 Uzbekistan, Yemen, and any other location specified for 

6 purposes of this Act by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

7 in consultation with the Secretary of Defense. 

8 SEC. 202. GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM VETERANS INFOR9 MATION SYSTEM. 

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

11 Affairs shall establish and maintain an information system 

12 designed to provide a comprehensive record of the fol13 lowing: 

14 (1) The veterans of the Global War on Ter15 rorism who seek benefits and services under the laws 

16 administered by the Secretary. 

17 (2) The benefits and services provided by the 

18 Secretary to such veterans under the laws adminis19 tered by the Secretary. 

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

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

22 Terrorism Veterans Information System’’. 

23 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR SYSTEM.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The system required by sub25 section (a) shall— 


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1 (A) permit the accumulation, storage, re2 trieval, and ready analysis of information on 

3 the veterans, and on the benefits and services, 

4 described by that subsection; and 

5 (B) facilitate the preparation of the quar6 terly reports on the effects of participation in 

7 the Global War on Terrorism on veterans and 

8 the Department of Veterans Affairs as required 

9 by section 203. 

10 (2) MODEL.—The system may incorporate ap11 propriate elements (or variations on such elements) 

12 of the Gulf War Veterans Information System. 

13 (d) INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENT OF DE14 FENSE.— 

15 (1) PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN GLOBAL

16 WAR ON TERRORISM CONTINGENCY TRACKING SYS17 TEM.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 

18 Secretary of Veterans Affairs such information in 

19 the Global War on Terrorism Contingency Tracking 

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

21 Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

22 Affairs jointly determine appropriate for purposes of 

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

24 preparation and submittal of reports required by 

25 section 203. 


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1 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—In2 formation shall be provided under paragraph (1) 

3 pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of under4 standing entered into by the Secretary of Defense 

5 and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for purposes 

6 of this section. 

7 (3) COST OF PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 

8 The cost of the provision of information under para9 graph (1) shall be borne by the Department of De10 fense in accordance with the provisions of section 

11 5106 of title 38, United States Code. 

12 SEC. 203. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI13 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

14 ON VETERANS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 

15 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

16 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

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

18 and every fiscal year quarter thereafter, the Secretary of 

19 Veterans Affairs shall submit to the appropriate commit20 tees of Congress a report on the effects of participation 

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

22 Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

24 subsection (a) shall provide the information specified in 


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1 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa2 rately for each of the following periods: 

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

4 which such report is submitted. 

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

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

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

8 with such information set forth— 

9 (A) in aggregate over such period; and 

10 (B) separately for each complete fiscal 

11 year that falls within such period. 

12 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci13 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

14 is information on the provision to veterans of the Global 

15 War on Terrorism of benefits and services under the laws 

16 administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as fol17 lows: 

18 (1) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—Aggregated per19 sonal information on veterans of the Global War on 

20 Terrorism, including— 

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

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

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


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1 (D) the number of such veterans by mar2 ital status (whether married, single, separated, 

3 divorced, or widowed); and 

4 (E) the number of such veterans by resi5 dence (by State, territory, or country). 

6 (2) INFORMATION ON MILITARY SERVICE.—Ag7 gregated information on the military service of vet8 erans of the Global War on Terrorism, including in9 formation on the following: 

10 (A) In the case of all veterans of the Glob11 al War on Terrorism— 

12 (i) the number of such veterans by 

13 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

14 Force, in which such veterans served in the 

15 Global War on Terrorism; and 

16 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

17 duty status in which such veterans served 

18 in the Global War on Terrorism, including, 

19 in the case of veterans who were members 

20 of a reserve component of the Armed 

21 Forces, the number of such veterans who 

22 were members of the National Guard. 

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

24 War on Terrorism who served only in Operation 

25 Enduring Freedom— 


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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 

4 Operation Enduring Freedom; and 

5 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

6 duty status in which such veterans served 

7 in Operation Enduring Freedom, includ8 ing, in the case of veterans who were mem9 bers of a reserve component of the Armed 

10 Forces, the number of such veterans who 

11 were members of the National Guard. 

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

13 War on Terrorism who served only in Operation 

14 Iraqi 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 Iraqi Freedom; and 

19 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

20 duty status in which such veterans served 

21 in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including, in 

22 the case of veterans who were members of 

23 a reserve component of the Armed Forces, 

24 the number of such veterans who were 

25 members of the National Guard. 


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

2 War on Terrorism who served in both Oper3 ation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

4 Freedom— 

5 (i) the number of such veterans by 

6 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

7 Force, in which such veterans served in 

8 each of Operation Enduring Freedom and 

9 Operation Iraqi Freedom; and 

10 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

11 duty status in which such veterans served 

12 in Operation Enduring Freedom or Oper13 ation Iraqi Freedom, including, in the case 

14 of veterans who were members of a reserve 

15 component of the Armed Forces, the num16 ber of such veterans who were members of 

17 the National Guard. 

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

19 War on Terrorism who served in neither Oper20 ation Enduring Freedom nor Operation Iraqi 

21 Freedom— 

22 (i) the number of such veterans by 

23 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

24 Force, in which such veterans served in the 


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1 Armed Forces during the Global War on 

2 Terrorism; and 

3 (ii) the number of such veterans by 

4 duty status in which such veterans served 

5 in the Armed Forces during the Global 

6 War on Terrorism, including, in the case 

7 of veterans who were members of a reserve 

8 component of the Armed Forces, the num9 ber of such veterans who were members of 

10 the National Guard. 

11 (F) The number of veterans of the Global 

12 War on Terrorism by deployment location in 

13 the Global War on Terrorism, including the 

14 number of such veterans deployed to each loca15 tion specified in section 201(b). 

16 (G) The deployment history of veterans 

17 during the Global War on Terrorism, includ18 ing— 

19 (i) the number of veterans who were 

20 deployed more than once; and 

21 (ii) for each number of veterans who 

22 were deployed twice, three times, four 

23 times, or more than four times, the num24 ber of such veterans who were deployed 

25 each such number of times. 


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1 (H) The number of veterans of the Global 

2 War on Terrorism by grade upon completion of 

3 military service in the Global War on Ter4 rorism. 

5 (I) The medical evacuation history of vet6 erans during the Global War on Terrorism, in7 cluding— 

8 (i) the number of veterans who were 

9 evacuated once or more during the Global 

10 War on Terrorism; and 

11 (ii) for each number of veterans who 

12 were evacuated twice, three times, four 

13 times, or more than four times, the num14 ber of such veterans who were evacuated 

15 each such number of times. 

16 (3) HEALTH, COUNSELING, AND RELATED BEN17 EFITS.—Aggregated information on the health, 

18 counseling, and related benefits and services pro19 vided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to vet20 erans of the Global War on Terrorism, including in21 formation on the following: 

22 (A) The enrollment of such veterans in the 

23 patient enrollment system under section 1705 

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

25 enrollment status. 


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1 (B) The number of inpatient stays of such 

2 veterans, and the cost of the provision of care 

3 and benefits to such veterans during such stays, 

4 set forth by— 

5 (i) priority of enrollment status under 

6 the patient enrollment system; and 

7 (ii) by condition, including traumatic 

8 brain injury, amputation, mental health 

9 condition, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

10 (PTSD), and other conditions. 

11 (C) The number of outpatient visits of 

12 such veterans, and the cost of the provision of 

13 care and benefits to such veterans, set forth 

14 by— 

15 (i) priority of enrollment status under 

16 the patient enrollment system; and 

17 (ii) by condition, including traumatic 

18 brain injury, amputation, mental health 

19 condition, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 

20 (PTSD), and other conditions. 

21 (D) The number of visits of such veterans 

22 to a center for the provision of readjustment 

23 counseling and related mental health services 

24 under section 1712A of title 38, United States 

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


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1 and the cost of the provision of such counseling 

2 and services. 

3 (4) COMPENSATION, PENSION, AND OTHER

4 BENEFITS.—Aggregated information on the com5 pensation, pension, and other benefits and services 

6 provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 

7 veterans of the Global War on Terrorism, including 

8 information on the following: 

9 (A) The claims of such veterans for com10 pensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 

11 Stated Code, including— 

12 (i) the number of claims received; 

13 (ii) the number of claims granted; 

14 (iii) the number of claims denied; and 

15 (iv) the number of claims pending. 

16 (B) The amount of compensation paid to 

17 such veterans, stated as an average monthly 

18 amount for each of the periods covered by such 

19 report and as a total amount for both such pe20 riods. 

21 (C) The claims for dependency and indem22 nity compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, 

23 United States Code, with respect to such vet24 erans, 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 (D) The amount of dependency and indem5 nity compensation paid with respect to such 

6 veterans, stated as an average monthly amount 

7 for the periods covered by such report and as 

8 a total amount for such periods. 

9 (E) The claims for pension under chapter 

10 15 of title 38, United States Code, for or with 

11 respect to such veterans, including— 

12 (i) the number of claims received; 

13 (ii) the number of claims granted; 

14 (iii) the number of claims denied; and 

15 (iv) the number of claims pending. 

16 (F) The education benefits provided to or 

17 with respect to such veterans or other individ18 uals under chapter 30, 32, or 35 of title 38, 

19 United States Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 

20 of title 10, United States, including— 

21 (i) the number of veterans or other in22 dividuals provided such benefits (set forth 

23 by chapter under which provided); and 

24 (ii) the amount of such benefits (set 

25 forth by chapter under which provided). 


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1 (G) The vocational rehabilitation benefits 

2 and services provided to such veterans, includ3 ing— 

4 (i) the number of veterans submitting 

5 applications for such benefits or services; 

6 (ii) the number of applications grant7 ed; 

8 (iii) the number of applications de9 nied; 

10 (iv) the number of applications pend11 ing; and 

12 (v) the type and amount of such bene13 fits and services provided. 

14 (H) The housing and small business loan 

15 guaranty benefits provided to such veterans 

16 under chapter 37 of title 38, United States 

17 Code, and other provisions of law, including— 

18 (i) the number of veterans submitting 

19 applications for such benefits; 

20 (ii) the type, and number and amount 

21 by type, of such benefits provided; and 

22 (iii) the number and amount by type 

23 of loans in default. 

24 (I) The specially adapted housing assist25 ance provided to such veterans under chapter 


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1 21 of title 38, United States Code, including 

2 the type and amount of assistance provided. 

3 (J) The insurance benefits provided to or 

4 with respect to such veterans under chapter 19 

5 of title 38, United States Code, including the 

6 amount of benefits provided under each type of 

7 insurance offered by the Secretary. 

8 (5) BURIAL AND CEMETERY BENEFITS.—Ag9 gregated information on the burial and cemetery 

10 benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Af11 fairs with respect to veterans of the Global War on 

12 Terrorism, including information on the following: 

13 (A) The number of burials in a cemetery 

14 of the National Cemetery System or Arlington 

15 National Cemetery. 

16 (B) The number of flags furnished under 

17 section 2301 of title 38, United States Code. 

18 (C) The amount of burial allowances paid 

19 under section 2302 of title 38, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (D) The amount of plot allowances paid 

22 under section 2303 of title 38, United States 

23 Code. 

24 (E) The number of headstones, markers, 

25 and burial receptacles furnished under section 


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1 2306 of title 38, United States Code, and the 

2 cost of furnishing such headstones, markers, 

3 and receptacles. 

4 (F) The amount of burial and funeral ex5 penses paid under section 2307 of title 38, 

6 United States Code, for veterans who die from 

7 a service-connected disability. 

8 (G) The costs of the transportation of the 

9 remains of deceased veterans to a national cem10 etery under section 2308 of title 38, United 

11 States Code. 

12 (d) PROTECTION OF IDENTITIES.—The Secretary 

13 shall take appropriate actions in preparing and submitting 

14 reports under this section to ensure that no personally 

15 identifying information on any particular veteran is in16 cluded or otherwise improperly released in such reports. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON19 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con20 gress’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committees on Armed Services, 

22 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

23 Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committees on Armed Services, 

2 Appropriations and Veterans’ Affairs of the 

3 House of Representatives. 

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

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

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

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

8 (3) VETERAN OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TER9 RORISM.—The term ‘‘veteran of the Global War on 

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

11 Terrorism who served on active military, naval, or 

12 air service during the Global War on Terrorism in 

13 a location specified in section 201(b). 

14 SEC. 204. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI15 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

16 ON VETERANS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 

17 LABOR. 

18 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

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

20 and every fiscal year quarter thereafter, the Secretary of 

21 Labor shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con22 gress a report on the effects of participation in the Global 

23 War on Terrorism on veterans (under the laws adminis24 tered by the Secretary of Labor) and on the Department 

25 of Labor. 


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

2 subsection (a) shall provide the information specified in 

3 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa4 rately for each of the following periods: 

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

6 which such report is submitted. 

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

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

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

10 with such information set forth— 

11 (A) in aggregate over such period; and 

12 (B) separately for each complete fiscal 

13 year that falls within such period. 

14 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci15 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

16 is information on the provision to veterans of the Global 

17 War on Terrorism of employment and other benefits and 

18 services under the laws administered by the Secretary of 

19 Labor as follows: 

20 (1) The number of veterans submitting applica21 tions for such benefits or services. 

22 (2) The number of applications granted. 

23 (3) The number of applications denied. 

24 (4) The number of applications pending. 


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

2 services provided. 

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. 205. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF PARTICI4 PATION IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 

5 ON MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 

6 THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

7 (a) QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 

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

9 and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

10 shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re11 port on the effects of participation in the Global War on 

12 Terrorism on the members of the Armed Forces and on 

13 the Department of Defense. 

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

15 subsection (a) shall include the information specified in 

16 subsection (c), current as of the date of such report, sepa17 rately for each of the following periods: 

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

19 such report. 

20 (2) The period beginning on September 11, 

21 2001, and ending on the date of such report. 

22 (c) COVERED INFORMATION.—The information speci23 fied in this subsection for a report under subsection (a) 

24 is information on the participation of members of the 

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


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1 (1) PERSONAL INFORMATION.—Aggregated per2 sonal information on members of the Armed Forces 

3 participating in the Global War on Terrorism, in4 cluding— 

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

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

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

8 (D) the number of such members by mar9 ital status (whether married, single, separated, 

10 divorced, or widowed); and 

11 (E) the number of such members by home 

12 of record (by State or territory). 

13 (2) INFORMATION ON MILITARY SERVICE.—Ag14 gregated information on the military service of mem15 bers of the Armed Forces participating in the Global 

16 War on Terrorism, including information on the fol17 lowing: 

18 (A) The number of such members by 

19 Armed Force, and by component of Armed 

20 Force, in which such members are serving in 

21 the Global War on Terrorism. 

22 (B) The number of such members by duty 

23 status in which such members are serving in 

24 the Global War on Terrorism, including, in the 

25 case of members who are members of a reserve 


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1 component of the Armed Forces, the number of 

2 such members who are members of the National 

3 Guard. 

4 (C) The number of such members by de5 ployment status in which such members are 

6 serving in the Global War on Terrorism, includ7 ing the number of such members who— 

8 (i) have served only in Operation En9 during Freedom; 

10 (ii) have served only in Operation 

11 Iraqi Freedom; 

12 (iii) have served in both Operation 

13 Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi 

14 Freedom; or 

15 (iv) have served in neither Operation 

16 Enduring Freedom nor Operation Iraqi 

17 Freedom. 

18 (D) The number of such members by de19 ployment location in the Global War on Ter20 rorism, including the number of such members 

21 deployed to each location specified in section 

22 201(b). 

23 (E) The deployment history of such mem24 bers during the Global War on Terrorism, in25 cluding— 


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1 (i) the number of members who have 

2 been deployed more than once; and 

3 (ii) for each number of members who 

4 have been deployed twice, three times, four 

5 times, or more than four times, the num6 ber of such members who have been de7 ployed each such number of times. 

8 (F) The number of such members by 

9 grade. 

10 (G) The medical evacuation history of such 

11 members during the Global War on Terrorism, 

12 including— 

13 (i) the number of members who have 

14 been evacuated once or more during the 

15 Global War on Terrorism; and 

16 (ii) for each number of members who 

17 have been evacuated twice, three times, 

18 four times, or more than four times, the 

19 number of such members who have been 

20 evacuated each such number of times. 

21 (H) The number of such members whose 

22 enlistment or period of obligated service has 

23 been extended, or whose eligibility for retire24 ment has been suspended, during the Global 

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1 (commonly referred to as a ‘‘stop-loss author2 ity’’) authorizing the President to extend an en3 listment or period of obligated service, or sus4 pend eligibility for retirement, of a member of 

5 the Armed Forces in a time of war or national 

6 emergency declared by Congress or the Presi7 dent, including— 

8 (i) the number of such members who 

9 have been subject to the exercise of such 

10 authority; and 

11 (ii) for each number of times being 

12 subject to the exercise of such authority, 

13 the number of such members who have 

14 been so subject to such authority each such 

15 number of times. 

16 (I) The number of such members who have 

17 been discharged or released from the Armed 

18 Forces, including, for each category of condition 

19 of discharge, the number of members dis20 charged under such category. 

21 (3) INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATION OF

22 ARMED FORCES.—Aggregated information on the 

23 administration of the Armed Forces participating in 

24 of the Global War on Terrorism, including informa25 tion on the following: 


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1 (A) The number of members of the reserve 

2 components of the Armed Forces called or or3 dered to active duty for service in the Global 

4 War on Terrorism, including— 

5 (i) the number of members of the Na6 tional Guard and the number of Reserves 

7 so ordered; 

8 (ii) for each number of times of being 

9 so called or ordered to active duty, the 

10 number of such members who have been so 

11 called or ordered to active duty each such 

12 number of times; and 

13 (iii) the average number times being 

14 so called or ordered to active duty among 

15 all members of the National Guard and 

16 Reserve who have been so called or ordered 

17 to active duty. 

18 (B) The number of members of the Armed 

19 Forces who have been subject to medical evacu20 ation once or more in the Global War on Ter21 rorism. 

22 (C) The number of Purple Hearts awarded 

23 to members of the Armed Forces in the Global 

24 War on Terrorism. 


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1 (D) The number of Global War on Ter2 rorism Expeditionary Medals awarded to mem3 bers of the Armed Forces. 

4 (E) The number of anthrax vaccinations 

5 performed on members of the Armed Forces for 

6 purposes of the Global War on Terrorism, stat7 ed for both of the periods covered by such re8 port. 

9 (F) The number of doses of the medication 

10 Larium issued to members of the Armed Forces 

11 for purposes of the Global War on Terrorism, 

12 stated for both of the period covered by such re13 port. 

14 (G) The number of members of the Armed 

15 Forces whose enlistment or period of obligated 

16 service has been extended, or whose eligibility 

17 for retirement has been suspended, for purposes 

18 of the Global War on Terrorism under a provi19 sion of law (commonly referred to as a ‘‘stop20 loss authority’’) authorizing the President to ex21 tend an enlistment or period of obligated serv22 ice, or suspend eligibility for retirement, of a 

23 member of the Armed Forces in a time of war 

24 or national emergency declared by Congress or 

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1 (H) The number of members of the Armed 

2 Forces participating in the Global War on Ter3 rorism who have been discharged or released 

4 from the Armed Forces, including— 

5 (i) the military status of such mem6 bers at the time of discharge or release; 

7 and 

8 (ii) the nature of such discharge or re9 lease, including less than honorable dis10 charge for drug abuse, alcohol abuse, do11 mestic violence, discipline problems, and 

12 other war-related reintegration problems. 

13 (I) The number of members of the Armed 

14 Forces described in subparagraph (H) who have 

15 had their discharge upgraded, set forth by de16 ployment status in the Global War on Ter17 rorism and by nature of discharge upon dis18 charge. 

19 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES.— 

21 The term ‘‘congressional defense committees’’ 

22 means— 

23 (A) the Committees on Armed Services 

24 and Appropriations of the Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committees on Armed Services 

2 and Appropriations of the House of Representa3 tives. 

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

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

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

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

8 (3) MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES PARTICI9 PATING IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM.—The 

10 term ‘‘member of the Armed Forces participating in 

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

12 the Armed Forces who served on active duty in the 

13 Global War on Terrorism at a location specified in 

14 section 201(b). 

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