This bill enables an individual with a mental health condition diagnosis to transition from receiving treatment from the Department of Defense (DOD) to being treated from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to choose to continue treatment from such patient’s DOD mental health provider. Individu...
The EPI, a biennial index, was started in 2002 as Environmental Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network.Environment and EcologyCarbon Bomb...
This provides for their families in the event of the servicemember's or veteran's death. In September 1965, with the passage of P.L. 89-214, Congress established the SGLI program and mandated the VA to enter into an agreement with the private insurance industry to meet the insurance needs...
Naik Phunchok Angdus & Naik Shezwan Stobdan, two senior Ladakhi war veterans, were at the helm of the inauguration. The name of the bridge, Maitri, is meant to symbolise the amity and solidarity between soldiers and locals. The bridge is expected to improve connectivity in remote regions ...
[Citation.] Additionally, when Congress recodified the BIA in 1994, the House Report stated 13 "this bill makes no substantive change" and disclaimed any intent to "impair the precedent value of earlier judicial decisions ..." 14 [Citation.] In light of this explicit statement, we may "app...
This domino collection of rushed pieces of legislation were all reactionary in nature, while most were retro-active, and were initiated with the intent oflegitimizing an illegitimate governmentas judged by the Supreme Court. As I wrote at the time, they were drafted, introduced and passed by the...
In light of the current pandemic, there has been an increasing reliance on the telehealth platform to provide high-quality care. Within the last year, the landscape of telehealth has markedly evolved with newer legislation supporting seamless integration of telehealth and overcoming barriers surrounding...
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Our secondary focus is to urge Congress to change the current laws and recognize soldiers of the cleanup mission as “veterans who participated in radiation-risk activities during active service.” By obtaining this goal, we will be eligible to apply for funds set-aside for those who experience...