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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1585 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of Veterans 
Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions 
written by private practitioners, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medica-
tions to veterans for prescriptions written by private 
practitioners, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Prescription 
Access Improvement Act’’.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PHARMACIES TO DISPENSE MEDICA-
TIONS TO VETERANS ON PRESCRIPTIONS 
WRITTEN BY PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1712(d) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) Subject to section 1722A of this title, the Sec-
retary shall furnish to a veteran such drugs and medicines 
as may be ordered on prescription of a duly licensed physi-
cian in the treatment of any illness or injury of the vet-
eran.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The heading of 
section 1712 of such title is amended by striking the sixth 
through ninth words. 
(2) The item relating to section 1712 in the table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is 
amended by striking the sixth through ninth words. 
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(C) Procurement of M1151/M1152 high mo-
bility multipurpose wheeled vehicles.
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the Secretary of the Navy shall allocate the
manner in which amounts available under para-
graph (1) shall be available for the purposes
specified in that paragraph.
(B) LIMITATION.—Amounts available under
paragraph (1) may not be allocated under sub-
paragraph (A) until the Secretary certifies to the
congressional defense committees that the Marine
Corps has a validated requirement for procure-
ment for a purpose specified in paragraph (1)
based on a statement of urgent needs from a
commander of a combatant command.
(C) REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days
after an allocation of funds is made under sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing such allocation of funds.
SEC. 1405. TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLES.
(a) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT FOR OTHER PROCUREMENT,
ARMY.—The amount authorized to be appropriated by sec-
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tion 1403(a)(3) for other procurement for the Army is here-
by increased by $360,800,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNT.—Of the amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by section 1403(a)(3) for other
procurement for the Army, as increased by subsection (a),
$360,800,000 may be made available—
(1) for the procurement of armored Tactical
Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan, including the procurement of armored
Light Tactical Vehicles (LTVs), armored Medium
Tactical Vehicles (MTVs), including Low Signature
Armored Cabs for the family of MTVs, and armored
Heavy Tactical Vehicles (HTVs); and
(2) to the extent the Secretary of the Army deter-
mines that such amount is not needed for the procure-
ment of such armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for
units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, for the pro-
curement of such armored vehicles in accordance with
other priorities of the Army.
(c) OFFSET.—The amount authorized to be appro-
priated by section 1409(a) for the Iraq Freedom Fund is
hereby reduced by $360,800,000.
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SEC. 1406. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR IRAQ FREEDOM FUND.
The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2006 for the Iraq Freedom Fund is the amount speci-
fied by section 1409(a) of this Act, reduced by $445,400,000.
SEC. 1407. AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds are hereby authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for the procurement ac-
counts for the Air Force in the amounts as follows:
(1) For aircraft, $323,200,000.
(2) For other procurement, $51,900,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS.—Of the
amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a)(1),
$218,500,000 may be available for purposes as follows:
(1) Procurement of Predator MQ–1 air vehicles,
initial spares, and RSP kits.
(2) Procurement of Containerized Dual Control
Station Launch and Recovery Elements.
(3) Procurement of a Fixed Ground Control Sta-
tion.
(4) Procurement of other upgrades to Predator
MQ–1 Ground Control Stations, spares, and signals
intelligence packages.
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(1) may only be used to provide authority for
items that have a higher priority than the items from
which authority is transferred;
(2) may not be used to provide authority for an
item that has been denied authorization by Congress;
and
(3) may not be combined with the authority
under section 1001.
(c) NOTICE
AND WAIT.—A transfer may be made
under the authority of this section only after the
Secretary—
(1) consults with the Chairmen and Ranking
Members of each of the congressional defense commit-
tees with respect to such transfer; and
(2) on a date after consultation under paragraph
(1), but not later than five days before the date of
such transfer, submits to the congressional defense
committees written notice of such transfer.
(d) EFFECT ON AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS.—A trans-
fer made from one account to another under the authority
of this section shall be deemed to increase the amount au-
thorized for the account to which the amount is transferred
by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
Union Calendar No. 100
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1305
[Report No. 103–178]
A BILL
To make boundary adjustments and other mis-
cellaneous changes to authorities and programs
of the National Park Service.
JULY 15, 1993
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed
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TITLE XV—RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Military Recruiting
Initiatives Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 1502. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM ENLISTMENT BONUS.
(a) ENLISTMENT BONUS
FOR SELECTED RESERVE
MEMBERS.—Section 308c(b) of title 37, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’.
(b) ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.—Sec-
tion 309(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’.
SEC. 1503. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS TO EN-
COURAGE MEMBERS OF THE ARMY TO REFER
OTHER PERSONS FOR ENLISTMENT IN THE
ARMY.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PAY BONUS.—The Secretary of the
Army may pay a bonus under this section to a member
of the Army, whether in the regular component of the Army
or in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve, who re-
fers to an Army recruiter a person who has not previously
served in an Armed Force and who, after such referral, en-
lists in the regular component of the Army or in the Army
National Guard or Army Reserve.
Calendar No. 400
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1305
[Report No. 103–246]
AN ACT
To make boundary adjustments and other mis-
cellaneous changes to authorities and programs
of the National Park Service.
APRIL 5, 1994
Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of
March 22 (legislative day, February 22), 1994, with an
amendment
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(b) REFERRAL.—For purposes of this section, a refer-
ral for which a bonus may be paid under subsection (a)
occurs—
(1) when a member of the Army contacts an
Army recruiter on behalf of a person interested in en-
listing in the Army; or
(2) when a person interested in enlisting in the
Army contacts the Army recruiter and informs the re-
cruiter of the role of the member in initially recruit-
ing the person.
(c) CERTAIN REFERRALS INELIGIBLE.—
(1) REFERRAL OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY.—A mem-
ber of the Army may not be paid a bonus under sub-
section (a) for the referral of an immediate family
member.
(2) MEMBERS IN RECRUITING ROLES.—A mem-
ber of the Army serving in a recruiting or retention
assignment, or assigned to other duties regarding
which eligibility for a bonus under subsection (a)
could (as determined by the Secretary) be perceived as
creating a conflict of interest, may not be paid a
bonus under subsection (a).
(d) AMOUNT OF BONUS.—The amount of the bonus
paid for a referral under subsection (a) may not exceed
$1,000. The bonus shall be paid in a lump sum.
Calendar No. 64
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1308
AN ACT
To protect the free exercise of religion.
MAY 13 (legislative day, APRIL 19), 1993
Received; read twice and ordered placed on the calendar
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(e) TIME OF PAYMENT.—A bonus may not be paid
under subsection (a) with respect to a person who enlists
in the Army until the person completes basic training and
individual advanced training.
(f) RELATION TO PROHIBITION ON BOUNTIES.—The
referral bonus authorized by this section is not a bounty
for purposes of section 514(a) of title 10, United States
Code.
(g) LIMITATION ON INITIAL USE OF AUTHORITY.—
During the first year in which bonuses are offered under
this section, the Secretary of the Army may not pay more
than 1,000 referral bonuses per component of the Army.
(h) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—A bonus may not be
paid under subsection (a) with respect to any referral that
occurs after December 31, 2007.
SEC. 1504. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE FOR ENLISTMENT.
Section 505(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘thirty-five years of age’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘forty-two years of age’’.
SEC. 1505. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PRIOR SERVICE EN-
LISTMENT BONUS FOR RECEIPT OF OTHER
ENLISTMENT OR REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR
SERVICE IN THE SELECTED RESERVE.
Section 308i(a)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is
amended by striking subparagraph (D).
Union Calendar No. 43
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1308
[Report No. 103–88]
A BILL
To protect the free exercise of religion.
MAY 11, 1993
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3720 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the 
‘‘Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3720 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the ‘‘Army PFC Juan Alonso 
Covarrubias Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2007 
Mr. EDWARDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the 
‘‘Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ARMY PFC JUAN ALONSO COVARRUBIAS POST 
OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, 
shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Army PFC Juan 
Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building’’. 
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SEC. 1506. INCREASE AND ENHANCEMENT OF AFFILIATION
BONUS FOR OFFICERS OF THE SELECTED RE-
SERVE.
(a) REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR
PRIOR RESERVE SERVICE.—Subsection (a)(2) of section
308j of title 37, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B).
(b) INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Subsection (d)
of such section is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$10,000’’.
SEC. 1507. ENHANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LOAN REPAY-
MENT AUTHORITIES.
(a) ADDITIONAL LOANS ELIGIBLE FOR REPAYMENT.—
Paragraph (1) of section 2171(a) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end;
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
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‘‘(D) any loan incurred for educational purposes
made by a lender that is—
‘‘(i) an agency or instrumentality of a
State;
‘‘(ii) a financial or credit institution (in-
cluding an insurance company) that is subject to
examination and supervision by an agency of
the United States or any State;
‘‘(iii) a pension fund approved by the Sec-
retary for purposes of this section; or
‘‘(iv) a non-profit private entity designated
by a State, regulated by such State, and ap-
proved by the Secretary for purposes of this sec-
tion.’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY
OF OFFICERS.—Paragraph (2) of
such section is amended by striking ‘‘an enlisted member
in a military specialty’’ and inserting ‘‘a member in an
officer program or military specialty’’.
SEC. 1508. REPORT ON RESERVE DENTAL INSURANCE PRO-
GRAM.
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study of the Reserve Dental Insurance program.
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a)
shall—
‘‘(c) THIRD PARTY RIGHT OF ACTION ALLOWED.— 
Any citizen of the United States may commence a civil 
action on his or her own behalf or in a representative ca-
pacity against any person (including the United States or 
any other governmental instrumentality or agency to the 
extent permitted by the eleventh amendment to the Con-
stitution) who is alleged to have knowingly failed to per-
form any act or duty under this Act. The United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia shall have ju-
risdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or 
the citizenship of the parties, to issue appropriate orders 
requiring such person to perform such act or duty.’’. 
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110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4185 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Marisol Heredia Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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United States Code, is amended by striking the item
relating to section 1142 and inserting the following:
‘‘1142. Members separating from active duty: preseparation counseling.’’.
(c) DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TRANSITIONAL SERVICES
PROGRAM.—Section 1144 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘paragraph
(4)(A)’’ in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (5)(A)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(e) TRAINING SUPPORT MATERIALS.—The Secretary
concerned shall, on a continuing basis and in cooperation
with the Secretary of Labor, update the content of all mate-
rials used by the Department of Labor that provide direct
training support to personnel who provide transitional
services counseling under this section.’’.
SEC. 1603. FOLLOW UP ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED 
FORCES 
AFTER 
PRESEPARATION
PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Section 1145(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(5)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, ensure that appro-
priate actions are taken to assist a member of the armed
forces who, as a result of a medical examination under
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paragraph (4), receives an indication for a referral for fol-
low up treatment from the health care provider who per-
forms the examination.
‘‘(B) Assistance provided to a member under para-
graph (1) shall include the following:
‘‘(i) Information regarding, and any appro-
priate referral for, the care, treatment, and other serv-
ices that the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs may provide to such member under
any other provision of law, including—
‘‘(I) clinical services, including counseling
and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder
and other mental health conditions; and
‘‘(II) any other care, treatment, and serv-
ices.
‘‘(ii) Information on the private sector sources of
treatment that are available to the member in the
member’s community.
‘‘(iii) Assistance to enroll in the health care sys-
tem of the Department of Veterans Affairs for health
care benefits for which the member is eligible under
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs.’’.
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SEC. 1604. REPORT ON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than May 1, 2006,
the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Labor and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, sub-
mit to Congress a report on the actions taken to ensure that
the Transition Assistance Programs for members of the
Armed Forces separating from the Armed Forces (including
members of the regular components of the Armed Forces and
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces)
function effectively to provide such members with timely
and comprehensive transition assistance when separating
from the Armed Forces.
(b) FOCUS ON PARTICULAR MEMBERS.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include particular attention
to the actions taken with respect to the Transition Assist-
ance Programs to assist the following members of the Armed
Forces:
(1) Members deployed to Operation Iraqi Free-
dom.
(2) Members deployed to Operation Enduring
Freedom.
(3) Members deployed to or in support of other
contingency operations.
(4) Members of the National Guard activated
under the provisions of title 32, United States Code,
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in support of relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina and
Hurricane Rita.
DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006’’.
TITLE XXI—ARMY
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
in section 2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations inside the United
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Inside the United States
State
Installation or location
Amount
Alabama ..................................
Redstone Arsenal ...............................
$20,000,000
Alaska ......................................
Fort Richardson ................................
$4,700,000
Fort Wainwright ...............................
$44,660,000
Arizona ....................................
Yuma Proving Ground .....................
$8,100,000
California ................................
Fort Irwin .........................................
$17,000,000
Concord ..............................................
$11,850,000
Colorado ..................................
Fort Carson .......................................
$70,622,000
Georgia ....................................
Fort Benning .....................................
$28,211,000
Fort Gillem ........................................
$3,900,000
Fort Gordon .......................................
$4,550,000
Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Air
Field ...............................................
$57,980,000
Hawaii ....................................
Pohakuloa Training Area .................
$60,300,000
Schofield Barracks ............................
$53,900,000
Kansas .....................................
Fort Riley ..........................................
$33,900,000
Kentucky .................................
Fort Campbell ....................................
$112,875,000
Fort Knox ..........................................
$4,600,000
Louisiana ................................
Fort Polk ............................................
$28,887,000
Missouri ..................................
Fort Leonard Wood ...........................
$17,000,000
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Army: Inside the United States—Continued
State
Installation or location
Amount
New Jersey ..............................
Picatinny Arsenal .............................
$4,450,000
New York .................................
Fort Drum .........................................
$73,350,000
United States Military Academy,
West Point .....................................
$4,000,000
North Carolina .......................
Fort Bragg .........................................
$289,850,000
Oklahoma ................................
Fort Sill .............................................
$5,850,000
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant
$5,400,000
Pennsylvania ..........................
Letterkenny Depot .............................
$6,300,000
Texas .......................................
Fort Hood ..........................................
$46,438,000
Fort Sam Houston ............................
$7,000,000
Utah .........................................
Dugway Proving Ground .................
$25,000,000
Virginia ...................................
Fort A.P. Hill ....................................
$2,700,000
Fort Belvoir .......................................
$18,000,000
Fort Eustis .........................................
$3,100,000
Fort Myer ...........................................
$15,200,000
Washington .............................
Fort Lewis .........................................
$99,949,000
Total ...........................................
$1,189,622,000
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may
acquire real property and carry out military construction
projects for the installations or locations outside the United
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:
Army: Outside the United States
Country
Installation or location
Amount
Germany ...................................
Grafenwoehr .........................................
$84,081,000
Italy ...........................................
Pisa .......................................................
$5,254,000
Korea .........................................
Camp Humphreys ...............................
$99,162,000
Yongpyong ............................................
$1,450,000
Total .....................................................
$189,947,000
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the
Army may construct or acquire family housing units (in-
cluding land acquisition and supporting facilities) at the
IV
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 389
Celebrating the ‘‘New Mexico Cuartocentenario’’, the 400th anniversary
commemoration of the first permanent Spanish settlement in New Mexico.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1998
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. REDMOND, and Mr. SKEEN) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government
Reform and Oversight
RESOLUTION
Celebrating the ‘‘New Mexico Cuartocentenario’’, the 400th
anniversary commemoration of the first permanent Span-
ish settlement in New Mexico.
Whereas 400 years ago Don Juan de On˜ate of Spain settled
the first permanent colony of Europeans in the South-
west Region of the United States, known as San Gabriel
de Los Espan˜oles, located near the modern day cities of
San Juan Pueblo and Espan˜ola, New Mexico;
Whereas 1998 marks the 400th anniversary, referred to as
the Cuartocentenario, of the first permanent settlement
in New Mexico;
Whereas the first Spanish capital was established at San
Juan de los Caballeros in July of 1598, twelve years ear-
lier than the English settled Jamestown in 1610;