111th Congress Legislation

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Bills Enacted into Law affecting the Veterans Administration during the 111th Congress
Here is a current listing of legislation recently signed into law:

S. 407 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2009, in 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, to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other purposes. See Link below for actual bill signed by the President on June 30, 2009, P.L. 111-37.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 37.111.pdf

S. 1717 - A bill to authorize major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. See link below for actual bill signed by the President on October 26, 2009, P.L. 111-82.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 82.111.pdf

H.R. 1016, as amended - To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. See Link below for actual bill signed by the President on October 22, 2009, P.L. 111-81.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 81.111.pdf

S. 475 - To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes. See Link below for actual bill signed by the President on November 11, 2009, P.L. 111-97
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 97.111.pdf

S. 509 - To authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes. See Link below for actual bill signed by the President on November 11, 2009, P.L. 111-98.
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin ... 98.111.pdf