2. Protect the Pledge of Allegiance Constitutional Amendment (Americanism)
        To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of 
        Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and 
        controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

3. Department of Veterans Affairs Backlog Reduction (V A & R)
        To provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits pending 
        with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

4. Department of Veterans Affairs Long-Term Care (V A & R)
        A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the
        provision of long-term health care for veterans by the Department of Veterans
        Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of 
        personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

5. Veterans Prescription Drug Assistance (V A & R)

6. Reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service 
    from 60 to 55 (V A & R)
        A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of 
        military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 to 55.

7. Protect Military Children (Children & Youth)
        A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the concurrent 
        deployment to combat zones of both military spouses of military families
        with minor children, and for other purposes.

8. Prisoner of War Benefits (V A & R)
        Amends Federal veterans' benefits provisions with respect to former 
        prisoners of war to repeal the currently required: 
          (1) 30-day minimum period of internment prior to the presumption 
                of service connection for certain listed diseases, for purposes 
                of the payment of veterans' disability compensation; and 
          (2) 90-day minimum period of internment prior to eligibility for 
               dental care furnished through the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
        Adds the following to the listed diseases under (1), above: 
               heart disease, stroke, liver disease, diabetes (type 2), and osteoporosis. 
        Requires: 
          (1) such presumption also with respect to any disease that the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants such presumption by 
                reason of having a positive association with the experience of being a 
                prisoner of war; and 
          (2) the Secretary to make such a determination within 60 days after a 
                recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of 
                War that such presumption be established for a non-listed disease.

9. Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee (V A & R)
        To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an enhanced funding 
        process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care 
        programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of 
        access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

10. Veterans Medicare Reimbursement (V A & R)
        To provide for Medicare reimbursement for health care services provided to 
        Medicare-eligible veterans in facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

11. Violence Against Children Act (Children & Youth)
        To provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and 
        prosecuting crimes of violence against children.

12. Public Records Open to End Child Tragedy (PROTECT) Act 
      (Children & Youth)
        To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require public 
        disclosure of information about cases of child abuse or neglect which result 
        in child fatality, near fatality, other serious injury, or felony conviction
 
 
 

AMERICANISM CHILDREN & YOUTH V A & R TOTAL

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