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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jun 13, 1994
Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Center for Women Veterans, headed by a Director. Specifies duties of the Director, including: (1) providing advice on and making recommendations with respect to the adoption and implementation of policies and programs affecting women veterans; (2) promoting the use of, and disseminating information concerning, benefits available to women veterans; (3) conducting research on the needs of women veterans; and (4) providing support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure that the Director is furnished sufficient resources to carry out Center functions; and (2) include in annual budget documents submitted to the Congress information with respect to Center budget, activities, and accomplishments. Deletes female veterans from the list of minority group members for whom the Chief Minority Affairs Officer has special responsibility. Requires the Advisory Committee to meet as often as considered necessary or appropriate by the Secretary, but no less often than twice each fiscal year.
People & committees
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] · D–CA
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See H.R.5244.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4347-4349)
Mr. Montgomery moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 297.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 103-538.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 103-538.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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