107TH LEGISLATION
107th Congress Veterans' Legislation
Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 Signed by President Bush on December 27, 2001 (P.L. 107-103) |
Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
Authorizes $1 billion for new and existing homeless veterans assistance programs. Signed by President Bush on December 21, 2001 (P.L. 107-95) |
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs
Enhancement Act of 2001 Adds new, and expands existing health care programs for veterans by $1.4 billion. Signed by President Bush on January 23, 2002 (P.L. 107-135) |
Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
Adds $100 million in new health care benefits for surviving spouses of veterans, and extends life insurance coverage to spouses and children of servicemembers. Signed by President Bush on June 5, 2001 (P.L. 107-14) |
Jobs for Veterans Act Reform veterans’ job training and placement programs in the Department of Labor through a new system of incentives and accountability. Signed by President Bush on November 7, 2002 (P.L. 107-288) |
Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002 Expands VA’s role in homeland security, creating new research centers to counter biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism. Signed by President Bush on November 7, 2002 (P.L. 107-287) |
Veterans’ Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001 Provides cost-of-living (COLA) increases for disability compensation payments, increasing total payments by $2.5 billion over the next five years. Signed by President Bush on December 21, 2001 (P.L. 107-94) |
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
Increases disability compensation payments with a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA). Signed by President Bush on October 23, 2002 (P.L. 107-247) |
Expediting construction of the World War II memorial Removed additional delays in the construction of the World War II Memorial. Signed by President Bush on May 28, 2001 (P.L. 107-11) |
Naming VA Medical Center
in Honor of Robert J. Dole of Kansas H.R. 4608 (Bill | Summary) Names the VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, the ‘Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center’ Signed by President Bush on May 29, 2002 (P.L. 107-184) |
Naming the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel Designates the “Bob Hope Veterans Chapel” in Los Angeles, California. Signed by President Bush on May 29, 2002 (P.L. 107-183) |
Veterans Benefits
Improvements Act of 2002 Expands benefits and compensation for veterans and their surviving spouses; Incorporates provisions of H.R. 4085, H.R. 5055, H.R. 3731, H.R. 2561 and H.R. 2222. Signed by President Bush on December 6, 2002 (P.L. 107-330) |
Authorizing a New Memorial Honoring World War
II Veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge Authorizes a new Battle of the Bulge memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. Passed the House July 22, 2002; Incorporated into Public Law 107-330 |
Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility
Act Codifies criteria for burial at Arlington National Cemetery, expanding access for members of the Guard and selected reserves. Passed the House July 22, 2002; Referred to the Senate |
Reforming Burial Rules at Arlington National Cemetery
Reforms Army regulations governing eligibility for in-ground burials of Guardsmen and reservists at Arlington National Cemetery. Passed the House December 20, 2001; Referred to the Senate |
Veterans Health care and Procurement Improvement
Act of 2002 Reforms VA health care procurement practices, expands access to VA health care services for Filipino World War II veterans, and provides additional dental services to former POWs. Passed the House July 22, 2002; Referred to the Senate |
Veterans’ Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002 Authorizes $285 million in major construction projects to repair, rehabilitate and retrofit ten VA medical centers in FY 2003. Passed by the House on May 21, 2002; Referred to the Senate |
Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act Authorizes $550 million over two years to repair, renovate, retrofit and rebuild dilapidated VA health care and research facilities. Passed the House on March 27, 2001; Referred to the Senate |