Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. S. 260, S. 277, S. 491, S. 696, S. 914, S. 951, S. 1025, S. 1629, S. 1798, S. 1823, S. 2206, S. 2241, S. 2259, S. 3313, S. 3536, H.R. 178, H.R. 812, H.R. 865, H.R. 924, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1775, H.R. 1811, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2309, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2383, H.R. 2433, H.R. 3279, H.R. 3337, H.R. 3612, H.R. 3895, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4168, H.R. 4201, H.R. 4057, H.R.4168, H.R. 4201, H.R. 5948, H.R. 6375

Client expense: $381,622 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices. HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs. S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority. HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing the number of notices. HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions. HR 3670/S 1990 - provisions requiring Transportation Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 812; S. 1629 / Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam SUPPORT H.R. 814 / Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 / To provide Medicare payments to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions SUPPORT H.R. 1460 / To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system / To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system SUPPORT H.R. 1591; S. 815 / Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011 (SERVE Act) / To guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect SUPPORT H.R. 2051; S. 2244 / Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011 / To direct the VA Secretary to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery SUPPORT H.R. 2052 / Fort McClellan Health Registry Act / To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 2070; S. 3078 / World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011 / To direct the Interior Secretary to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin Roosevelt prayed with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day SUPPORT H.R. 2074; S. 1689 / Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act / To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 2345; S. 3206 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the authorization of appropriations for the VA Secretary to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the VA Secretary to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. SUPPORT H.R. 2349 / Veterans Benefits Act of 2011 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the determination of annual income with respect to pensions for certain veterans, to direct the VA Secretary to establish a pilot program to assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 2377 / RAPID Claims Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for expedited procedures for the consideration of certain veterans claims SUPPORT H.R. 2498; S. 1348 / Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act / To amend title 36, U.S.C., to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day SUPPORT H.R. 3016 / To direct the DOD Secretary and the VA Secretary to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program / Directs the DOD and VA Secretaries to jointly operate the Federal Recovery Coordination Program, a program that assists: (1) members of the Armed Forces with severe or catastrophic injuries or illnesses who are unlikely to return to active duty and will most likely be medically separated, and (2) members and veterans whose individual circumstances (illness, injury, mental health, etc.) are likely to cause difficulties in transitioning to civilian life SUPPORT H.R. 3245 / Efficient Service for Veterans Act / To direct the VA Secretary and the DOD Secretary to jointly ensure that the Vet Centers of the VA have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system SUPPORT H.R. 3279 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the VA Secretary / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the VA Secretary SUPPORT H.R. 3329 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to extend the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational rehabilitation programs SUPPORT H.R. 3337; S. 1798 / Open Burn Pits Registry Act of 2011 / To direct the VA Secretary to establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure SUPPORT H.R. 3612 / Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2011 / To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes SUPPORT H.R. 3730 / Veterans Data Breach Timely Notification Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require the VA Secretary to provide notice to individuals whose sensitive personal information is involved in a data breach SUPPORT H.R. 3895; S. 2138 / Protect VA Healthcare Act of 2012 / To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration SUPPORT H.R. 4114; S. 2259 / Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 / To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans SUPPORT H.R. 4142 / American Heroes COLA Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans OPPOSE H.R. 4168; S. 2230 / Caring for the Fallen Act / To direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines SUPPORT H.R. 4213 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia OPPOSE H.R. 4481 / Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to ensure that VA employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses SUPPORT H.R. 5948 / Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2012 / To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the VA Secretary SUPPORT S. 253 / A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I / Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial). SUPPORT S. 3203 / Military Health Care Protection Act of 2012 / A bill to amend title 10, U.S.C., to limit increases in the certain costs of health care services under the health care programs of the Department of Defense SUPPORT

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 115, H.R. 178, H.R. 493, H.R. 812, H.R. 924, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1263, H.R. 1460, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1811, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2309, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2383, H.R. 3016, H.R. 3279, H.R. 3337, H.R. 3612, H.R. 3690, H.R. 3723, H.R. 3895, H.R. 4051, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4114, H.R. 4115, H.R. 4168, H.R. 4329, H.R. 5830, S. 260, S. 277, S. 491, S. 696, S. 951, S. 1104, S. 1629, S. 1634, S. 1798, S. 1852, S. 2149, S. 2179, S. 2206, S. 2241, S. 2259, S. 2320, S. 3187, S. 3340

Client expense: $522,516 · Firm income: Not reported

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices. HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs. S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority. HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing the number of notices. HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions. HR 3670/S 1990 - provisions requiring Transportation Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. HR 115, HR 791, HR 812, HR 924, HR 1025, HR 1263, HR 1332, HR 1460, HR 2074, HR 2219, HR 2349, HR 2383, HR 2433, HR 3016, HR 3279, HR 3337, HR 3612, HR 3670, HR 3723, HR 3895, HR 4051, HR 4057, HR 4079, HR 4142, HR 4164, HR 4168, HR 4329, HR 5349, S 146, S 277, S 491, S 696, S 951, S 1104, S 1629, S 1798, S 1823, S 1852, S 2116, S 2179, S 2206 s 2241

Client expense: $452,892 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 115, the "CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011" H.R. 117, the "HELP Veterans Act of 2011" H.R. 303, the "Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2011" H.R. 807/ S. 572, VA Collective Bargaining H.R. 814, the Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 H.R. 923/ S. 780, the Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1133/ S. 411, the Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 H.R. 1263, amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act H.R. 1484, the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1647, the Veterans Choice in Filing Act of 2011 H.R. 1854/ S. 935, the Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1863/ S. 910, the Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011 H.R.1911, the Protecting Veterans Homes Act H.R. 2074, the Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 2243, the Veterans Employment Promotion Act H.R. 2301, the Streamlining Education Claims Processing Act of 2011 H.R. 2349, the Veterans Benefit Act of 2011 H.R. 2377, the RAPID Claims Act H.R. 2383, the Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act H.R. 2388, the Access to Timely Information Act H.R. 2433, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 H.R. 2646, the Veterans Health Care Capital Facilities Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3329, legislation to extend the eligibility period for vocational rehabilitation H.R. 3483, the Veterans Educational Equity Act of 2011 H.R. 3524, the Disabled Veterans Employment Protection Act H.R. 3670, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act corrections H.R. 3687/ S. 1755, beneficiary travel for non-service connected catastrophically disabled H.R. 3895, the Protect VA Healthcare Act of 2012 H.R. 4048, the Improving Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act H.R. 4051, the Transition Assistance Program Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 4057, outreach and to veterans about educational and vocational counseling opportunities H.R. 4072, the Consolidating Veterans Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012 H.R. 4114, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012 H.R. 4142, the American Heroes COLA Act H.R. 4168, the Caring for the Fallen Act H.R. 4213 (the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) S.277, the Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009 S. 423, a bill concerning veterans disability compensation S. 486, the Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 S. 490, a bill to increase the age of a CHAMPVA eligible dependent child S. 1017, the Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2011 S. 1104, Transition Assistance Program (TAP) S. 1124, the Veterans Telemedicine Act of 2011 S. 1127, the Veterans Rural Health Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1148/ H.R. 2559, the Veterans Programs Improvements Act of 2011 S. 2128, the Protecting the Health Care of Veterans Act of 2012 S. 2179, the Military & Veterans Educational Reform Act S. 2241, the GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities.HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices. HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs. S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority. HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing number of notices. HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Public Law 112-37--Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011--To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes Public Law 112-53--Veterans Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to increase, as of December 1, 2011, the rates of veterans disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. Public Law 112-65--Blue Star Mothers Act--A bill to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership Public Law 112-66-- --To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter Public Law 112-74--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012--Provides appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs programs for fiscal year 2012 H.R. 814--Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011--Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the VA Secretary, to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary. H.R. 1484--To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs-- Provides that if a veteran claimant or representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or representative requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction. H.R. 1826--To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees--Provides criminal penalties against any person who solicits, contracts for, charges, or receives any fee or compensation from a veteran, other than that currently permitted under law, for: (1) advice on how to file a benefits claim; or (2) the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed in a proceeding on the claim. H.R. 1832--Servicemembers Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011--To amend title 10, U.S.C., to expand the State licensure exception for certain health-care professionals, and for other purposes. H.R. 2052--Fort McClellan Health Registry Act--Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes. H.R. 2070--World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. H.R. 2345-- --To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. H.R. 2349--Veterans Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to annually assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 3245--Efficient Service for Veterans Act--To direct VA and DOD to jointly ensure that the Vet Centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs have access to the Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval system and the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Identity Repository system H.R. 3612--Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes H.R. 420; S. 798--Veterans Heritage Firearms Act of 2011--A bill to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, and for other purposes H.R. 812; S. 1629--Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam. H.R. 1394; S. 752--Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011--A bill to establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner H.R. 1591; S. 815--Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011 (SERVE Act)--To guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect. H.R. 1855; S. 957--Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services Improvement Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. H.R. 2074; S. 1689-- Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act--To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes [Senate bill deals only with sexual assault prevention] S. 253--A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.--Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial). S. 277--Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011--Provides hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness acquired by veterans and family members who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, while the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known human carcinogens and probable human carcinogens. S. 423-- --A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes. S. 490-- --Latest Title: A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. S. 666--Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site for the VA in the northern Rockies or the Dakotas. Requires the Fort Harrison Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, to be evaluated as a potential location for such a Center or Site.

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices. HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs. S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority. HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing number of notices. HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions.

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. H.R. 791, H.R. 812, H.R. 865, H.R. 924, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1263, H.R. 1930, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2433, H.R. 3016, H.R. 3612, H.R. 3670, S. 146, S. 277, S. 490, S. 491, S. 696, S. 951, S. 1104, S. 1629, S. 1836

Client expense: $423,840 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 115, the CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 117, the HELP Veterans Act of 2011 H.R. 120, the Disabled Veterans Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act H.R. 198, the Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 303, the Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2011 H.R. 674, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act H.R. 807/ S. 572, VA Collective Bargaining H.R. 811, the Providing Military Honors for our Nations Heroes Act H.R. 814, the Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 H.R. 923/ S. 780, the Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1133/ S. 411, the Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011 H.R. 1154/ S. 769, the Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011 H.R. 1263, amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act H.R. 1383/ S. 745, Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1407/ S. 894, the Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 H.R. 1441/ S. 698, Arlington Cemetery H.R. 1484, the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1591/ S. 815, Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011 H.R. 1647, the Veterans Choice in Filing Act of 2011 H.R. 1854/ S. 935, the Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1855/ S. 957, the Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services Improvements Act of 2011 H.R. 1863/ S. 910, the Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011 H.R.1911, the Protecting Veterans Homes Act H.R. 2074, the Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act H.R. 2243, the Veterans Employment Promotion Act H.R. 2301, the Streamlining Education Claims Processing Act of 2011 H.R. 2329, the Ensuring a Response for Servicemembers Act H.R. 2349, the Veterans Benefit Act of 2011 H.R. 2383, the Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act H.R. 2388, the Access to Timely Information Act H.R. 2433, the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 H.R. 2470, the E-Serv Act H.R. 2646, the Veterans Health Care Capital Facilities Improvement Act of 2011 S.277, the Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009 S. 423, a bill concerning veterans disability compensation S. 486, the Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 S. 490, a bill to increase the age of a CHAMPVA eligible dependent child S. 491, the Honor Americas Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011 S. 666, the Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011 S. 914, the Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1017, the Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2011 S. 1060, the Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011 S. 1104, Transition Assistance Program (TAP) S. 1123, the Assistance to Veterans Affected by Natural Disasters Act S. 1124, the Veterans Telemedicine Act of 2011 S. 1127, the Veterans Rural Health Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1148, the Veterans Programs Improvements Act of 2011 Implementation of P.L. 111-163, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2011

P.L. 112-37 -- Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011 -- To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 814 -- Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 -- Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the VA Secretary, to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary. H.R. 923 -- Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 -- Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss. H.R. 1460 -- To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes. -- Directs the VA Secretary to automatically enroll in the VA medical system certain veterans who served on active duty in combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998. Gives such veterans the option of declining enrollment. H.R. 1484 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs. -- Provides that if a veteran claimant or representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or representative requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction. H.R. 1826 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees -- Provides criminal penalties against any person who solicits, contracts for, charges, or receives any fee or compensation from a veteran, other than that currently permitted under law, for: (1) advice on how to file a benefits claim; or (2) the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed in a proceeding on the claim. H.R. 1832 -- Servicemembers Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011 -- To amend title 10, U.S.C., to expand the State licensure exception for certain health-care professionals, and for other purposes. H.R. 2052 -- Fort McClellan Health Registry Act -- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055 -- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 -- Provides appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs programs for fiscal year 2012 H.R. 2070 -- World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011 -- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. H.R. 2345 -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. -- To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. H.R. 2349 -- Veterans Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to annually assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 2369; S. 1639 -- To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for The American Legion under its Federal charter -- Amend title 36, U.S.C., to provide The American Legion additional power for within the parameters of its Federal charter H.R. 2848 -- Veterans Religious Freedom Act -- To provide for certain requirements of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 812; S. 1629 -- Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam. H.R. 923; S. 780 -- Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011 -- Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss. H.R. 1154; S. 769 -- Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011 -- Prohibits the VA Secretary from prohibiting the use of service dogs in or on any VA facility or property or any facility or property that receives VA funding. H.R. 1260; S. 658 -- Support for Survivors Act -- To provide for the preservation by the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the DOD on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes. H.R. 1407; S. 894 -- Veterans Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011 -- Directs the VA Secretary to increase, as of December 1, 2011, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date. H.R. 1591; S. 815 -- Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011 (SERVE Act) -- To guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect. H.R. 1854; S. 935 -- Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011 -- Directs the VA Secretary to carry out a five-year program of outreach to veterans to increase: (1) their access and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits for service in the Armed Forces; and (2) their awareness of and eligibility for such programs. Allows the Secretary, under the program, to enter into agreements with other federal and state agencies and specified authorities and commissions to carry out projects to further such purposes. H.R. 1855; S. 957 -- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services Improvement Act of 2011 -- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. S. 253 -- A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I. -- Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial). S. 277 -- Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011 -- Provides hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness acquired by veterans and family members who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, while the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known human carcinogens and probable human carcinogens. S. 396 -- Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011 -- Directs the VA Secretary to: (1) ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service VA inpatient health care facility; and (2) if needed, modify the existing facility to meet this requirement. S. 423 -- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes. -- A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes. S. 490; -- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. -- Latest Title: A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. S. 666 -- Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011 -- Directs the VA Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site for the VA in the northern Rockies or the Dakotas. Requires the Fort Harrison Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Montana to be evaluated as a potential location for such a Center or Site. S. 873 -- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes. -- Legislation to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes by amending title 38, U.S.C. S. 1060 -- Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011 -- To improve education, employment, independent living services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S 572/HR 807, to amend Section 7422 of Title 38, which provides medical professionals with collective bargaining rights, including the right to resolve disputes with management over matters affecting working conditions through grievances, arbitrations, and negotiations. S 572/HR 807 would give VA registered nurses, psychiatrists, doctors, and dentists the same bargaining rights over compensation matters as their counterparts in military hospitals and prison facilities. HR 2965 - to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for penalties for employees of the Veterans Health Administration who intentionally fail to follow infection control practices. HR 2433, Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011- provisions related to increases in use of contractors for veterans training and jobs programs. S 951/HR 1941, Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 - Section 10 that would provide federal jobs to newly discharged veterans through direct hire authority. HR 2383, Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act - provisions that could weaken requirements for statutory notices to veterans appealing benefit claims by overrelying on electronic notices and reducing number of notices. HR 2349, Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011 - provisions that could expose VBA claims processing personnel to unwarranted adverse actions; requirement of biannual assessment testing but does not ensure fair testing process; and links remediation and adverse personnel actions.

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Improving survivor benefits for widows of deceased veterans and to restore and improve veterans benefits. H.R. 198, H.R. 802, H.R. 865, H.R. 924, H.R. 1025, H.R. 1154, H.R. 1263, H.R. 1383, H.R. 1855, H.R. 1941, H.R. 2005, H.R. 2051, H.R. 2055, H.R. 2061, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2349, H.R. 2383, H.R. 2433, H.R. 2530, H.R. 2550, H.R. 2646, S. 146, S. 277, S. 387, S. 491, S. 696, S. 951, S. 1104, S. 1391, S. 1629

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H.R. 115, "CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of 2011" H.R. 117, the "HELP Veterans Act of 2011" H.R. 120, the "Disabled Veterans' Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act" H.R. 198, the "Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act of 2011" H.R. 240 H.R. 303, the "Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2011" H.R. 807/S. 572, VA Collective Bargaining H.R. 802 H.R. 811, the "providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act" H.R. 814, the "Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011 H.R. 923/S. 780, the "Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011" H.R. 1025 H.R. 1133/S. 411, the "Helping Our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011" H.R. 1154/S. 769, the "Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011" H.R. 1263, amends the "Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act" H.R. 1383/S. 745, "Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011" H.R. 1407/S. 894, the "Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011" H.R. 1441/S. 698, Arlington Cemetery H.R. 1484, the "Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011" H.R. 1591/S. 815, "Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011" H.R. 1671, the "Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act" H.R. 1627 H.R. 1647, the "Veterans' Choice in Filing Act of 2011" H.R. 1657 H..R. 1854/S. 935, the "Veterans Outreach Enchancement Act of 2011" H.R. 1855/S. 957, the "Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rebabilitative Services' Imporvements Act of 2011" H.R. 1863/S. 910, the "Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011" H.R. 1911, the "Protecting Veterans' Homes Act" H.R. 2074, the "Veterans Sexual Assualt Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act" H.R. 2243, the "Veterans Employment Promotion Act" H.R. 2274 H.R. 2301, the "Streamling Education Claims Processing Act of 2011" H.R. 2302 H.R. 2329, the "Ensuring a Response For Servicemembers Act" H.R. 2349, the "Veterans Benefit Act of 2011" H.R. 2383, the "Modernizing Notice to Claimants Act" H.R. 2388, the "Access to Timely Information Act" H.R. 2433, the "Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011" H.R. 2470, the "E-Serv Act" H.R. 2646, the "Veterans Health Care Capital Facilities Improvement Act of 2011" S. 277, the "Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009" S. 423, a bill concerning veterans' disability compensation S. 486, the "Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011" S. 490, a bill to increase the age of a CHAMPVA eligible dependent child S. 491, the "Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011" S. 536 S. 666, the "Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011" S. 873 S. 874 S. 914, the "Veterans' Programs Improvement Act of 2011 S. 928 S. 951, the "Hiring Heroes Act of 2011" S. 1017, the :Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2011" S. 1060, the "Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011" S. 1104, Transition Assistance Program (TAP) S. 1123, the "Assistance to Veterans Affected by Natural Disasters Act" S. 1124, the "Veterans Telemedicine Act of 2011" S. 1127, the "Veterans Rural Health Improvement Act of 2011" S. 1148, the "Veterans Programs Improvements Act of 2011" Implementation of P.L. 111-163, the "Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2011"

H.R. 810--Fair Access for Veterans Benefits Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals, and for other purposes H.R. 812--Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011-- To amend title 38, U.S.C., to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam H.R. 814Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2011Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of health and Human Services (HHS), in cooperation with the VA Secretary, to establish a Medicare VA reimbursement program under which the HHS Secretary shall reimburse the VA Secretary, from the Medicare trust funds, for any item or service: (1) furnished to a Medicare-eligible veteran by a VA medical facility for the treatment of a non-service-connected condition; and (2) covered by Medicare or determined to be medically necessary by the VA Secretary H.R. 923--Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011--Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss H.R. 1383--Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011--To recognize companies that hire & retain veterans; to ensure the role of State Approving Agencies, interval pay & additional out of state tuition for public students; to punish and disqualify those companies that do not follow the rules regarding Service Disabled Veteran who own businesses and for extending to aid the disabled service member with adaptive housing assistance for him/her. H.R. 1460--To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes.--Directs the VA Secretary to automatically enroll in the VA medical system certain veterans who served on active duty in combat operations during a period of war after the Persian Gulf War or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998. Gives such veterans the option of declining enrollment. H.R. 1484--To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs.--Provides that if a veteran claimant or representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or representative requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction H.R. 1826To amend totle 38, USC, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees--Provides criminal penalties against any person who solicits, contracts for, charges, or receives any fee or compensation from a veteran, other than that currently permitted under law, for: (1) advice on how to file a benefits claim; or (2) the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed in a proceeding on the claim. H.R. 1832--Servicemembers Telemedicine and E-Health Portability Act of 2011-- amend title 10, U.S.C., to expand the State licensure exception for certain health-care professionals, and for other purposes. H.R. 2055--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012--Provides appropriations for Department of Veterans Affairs programs for fiscal year 2012 H.R. 2070--World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the Nation on June 6, 1944, the morning of D-Day. H.R. 2349--Veterans' Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to direct the VA Secretary to annually assess the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes H.R. 2369--To amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter--To amend title 36, U.S.C., to provide for an additional power for the American Legion under its Federal charter S. 253--A bill to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and to designate memorials to the service of men and women of the United States in World War I.--Designates: (1) the Liberty Memorial of Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Museum and Memorial; and (2) the District of Colulmbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as the District of Columbia and National World War I Memorial (Memorial). S. 277--Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011--Provides hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any illness acquired by veterans and family members who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC, while the water there was contaminated by volatile organic compounds, including known human carcinogens and probable human carcinogens. S. 396--Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to: (1) ensure that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service VA inpatient health care facility; and (2) if needed, modify the existing facility to meet this requirement. S. 423--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes--A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, and for other purposes. S. 490--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes.--Latest Title: A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes S. 658--Support for Survivors Act--To provide for the preservation by the Department of Defense of documentary evidence of the DOD on incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment in the military, and for other purposes. S. 666--Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to report to Congress on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site for the VA in the northern Rockies or the Dakotas. Requires the Fort Harrison Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, to be evaluated as a potential location for such a Center or Site. S. 769--Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act of 2011--Prohibits the VA Secretary from prohibiting the use of service dogs in or on any VA facility or property or any facility or property that receives VA funding S. 780--Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011--Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any casualty loss; (4) medical expenses resulting from any such accident, theft, or loss; and (5) pain and suffering (including insurance settlement payments and general damages awarded by a court) related to such accident, theft, or loss. S. 815--Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011 (SERVE Act)--To guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect S. 873--A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes.--A bill to amend title 38, U.S.C., to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes S. 894--Veterans Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to increase, as of December 1, 2011, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date S. 935--Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011--Directs the VA Secretary to carry out a five-yearprogram of outreach to veterans to increase: (1) their access and use of federal, state, and local programs providing compensation and other benefits for service in the Armed Forces; and (2) their awareness of and eligibility for such programs. Allows the Secretary, under the program, to enter into agreements with other federal and state agencies and specified authorities and commissions to carry out projects to further such purposes S. 957--Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services Improvement Act of 2011--To amend title 38, U.S.C., to improve the provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes S. 1060--Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011--To improve education, employment, independent living services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes Hiring Heroes --Hiring Heroes Act of 2011--To seek support on the house version bill that will mirror Senators Murray bill and build a rapport with Congresswoman Hayworth. Veterans Issues and Licensing and Certification--Issues impacting Veterans--To discuss veterans unemployment issues, Licensing and Certification as well as the statues of bills on the house side that address this issue and Licensing and Certification Summit date Promote Hiring Veterans --Hiring Initiatives--To ensuring that veterans are being hired within the Federal workforce