Veterans Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Rehabilitation: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Hospitals of ..., 93-2, May 14, 19741974 - 59 pages |
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17 of title active military addicted veterans Administration facility air service alcohol abuse alcohol and drug Alcohol Treatment amended American Legion authority bill Chairman chapter 17 chapter 31 Committee on Veterans dependence or drug discharged or released dishonorable discharge domiciliary drug abuse disabilities drug abuse problem drug and alcohol drug dependent veterans drug problem education and training eligible veterans entitled Establishes facility or program fiscal year 1973 Foreign Wars GI bill HABER HENRY HELSTOSKI hospital inpatient JAMES ABDNOR JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT MCKNIGHT ment and rehabilitative naval OLIN E outpatient participation patient psychosis readjustment medical counseling rehabilitative services requests SATTERFIELD SATTERFIELD III Section 601 service-connected disability special rehabilitation program statement subchapter subcommittee title 38 treat treatment and rehabilitative treatment centers United States Code VA hospital Veterans Drug veterans eligible Veterans of Foreign veterans suffering veterans with drug Vietnam era veterans vocational rehabilitation WALSH WYLIE ZWACH
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Page 2561 - veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
Page 2562 - The discharge or dismissal by reason of the sentence of a general court martial of any person from the military or naval forces, or the discharge of any such person on the ground that he was a conscientious objector who refused to perform military duty or refused to wear the uniform or otherwise to comply with lawful orders of competent military authority, or as a deserter, or of an officer by the acceptance of his resignation for the good of the service, shall bar all rights of such person, based...
Page 2537 - Flags (a) The Administrator shall furnish a flag to drape the casket of each deceased veteran who — (1) was a veteran of any war, or of service after January 31, 1955; (2) had served at least one enlistment ; or (3) had been discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air service for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty.
Page 2509 - 2[ of the Securities Exchange Act of 20 1934 (15 USC 78u) is amended by adding at the end 21 thereof the following new...
Page 2562 - Administrator that there are compelling circumstances to warrant such prolonged unauthorized absence, or of an officer by acceptance of his resignation for the good of the service, or (except as provided in subsection (c) ) the discharge of any individual during a period of hostilities as an alien, shall bar all rights of such person under laws administered by the \reterans...
Page 2525 - ... shall be fined not more than $500 in the case of a first offense, and not more than $5,000 in the case of each subsequent offense.
Page 2538 - By 1968, the leading edge 01 the current drug abuse problem among servicemen and veterans became apparent. During that year, data on the incidence of veterans discharged from VA hospitals with principal or associated diagnoses of dependence on a number of addictive drugs was included in our automated medical information system. Admissions rose from 3,149 in fiscal year 1970 to 20,667 in fiscal year 1973.
Page 2557 - Your testimony will be a great help to this committee as we proceed in connection with this bill. Dr. HABER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. SATTERFIELD. The following veterans' organizations have requested permission to file statements in the record of these hearings, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Amvets, and Paralyzed Veterans of America; and without objection their statements will be admitted into the record of these hearings. [The statements referred to follow:]...
Page 2558 - Drug dependent servicemen were not limited to Southeast Asia. The Armed Forces in Europe and practically all over the world were confronted with the problem of the use of drugs by active duty servicemen. Regardless of the cause, the point to be made here is that this problem of drug abuse and dependence was acquired while these servicemen were on »ntive duty.
Page 2521 - ... (b) The Comptroller General shall carry out his re24 sponsibilities under this section in such a way as to comply 1 with the provisions, respecting medical confidentiality, set 2 forth in section 658 of this title. 3 "§ 656. Budget requests 4 "For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each 5 fiscal year thereafter, there shall be included in the budget 6 required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to section 201 7 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (31 U.8.C. 11) , a 8 separate...