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Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs

Description: Veterans' employment outcomes in the civilian labor market are an issue of ongoing congressional interest. This report offers introductory data on veterans' performance in the civilian labor market as well as a discussion of veteran-targeted federal programs that provide employment-related benefits and services.
Date: January 10, 2013
Creator: Collins, Benjamin; Bradley, David H.; Dilger, Robert Jay; Dortch, Cassandria; Kapp, Lawrence; Lowry, Sean et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Suicide Prevention Efforts of the Veterans Health Administration

Description: This report discusses seven areas of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suicide prevention interventions: easy access to care, education, screening and treatment, limited access to lethal means, suicide hotline, media restrictions, and suicide prevention coordinators.
Date: January 10, 2013
Creator: Bagalman, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans’ Benefits: Burial Benefits and National Cemeteries

Description: This report provides a descriptive analysis of both non-monetary and monetary burial benefits and national cemeteries. It addresses congressional and constituent issues, such as who is legible to receive burial benefits; who can be buried in a national cemetery; what plans does the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) have to build new or expand existing national cemeteries; and what benefits does the VA provide, among others.
Date: January 10, 2013
Creator: Scott, Christine
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom

Description: This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in the active Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), as well as operations that have ended: Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF, Iraq). This report includes statistics on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties.
Date: February 5, 2013
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans' Medical Care: FY2013 Appropriations

Description: This report focuses on appropriations for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It begins with a brief overview of the Veterans Affairs' (VA) budget for FY2012 and the President's request for FY2013 as a whole. It then presents a brief overview of VHA's budget formulation, a description of the accounts that fund the VHA, and a summary of the FY2012 VHA budget. The report ends with a section discussing recent legislative developments pertaining to the FY2013 VHA budget.
Date: March 18, 2013
Creator: Panangala, Sidath V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care for Rural Veterans: The Example of Federally Qualified Health Centers

Description: This report discusses considerations that may arise during possible attempts to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) collaboration with federally qualified health centers (FQHC), and describes policy levers Congress might use to encourage VA-FQHC collaboration.
Date: April 3, 2013
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.; Panangala, Sidath Viranga & Bagalman, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans

Description: This report discusses the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), which is primarily a health insurance program where certain eligible dependents and survivors of veterans receive care from private sector health care providers. This report provides information regarding eligibility requirements, available benefits, and payment structures.
Date: April 4, 2013
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service

Description: This report discusses unemployment compensation for Ex-Service members (UCX), which provides income support while former active duty military personnel or reservists released from active duty search for work. The report addresses funding for this service, who is entitled to UCX benefits, and the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) and the Extended Benefits (EB) payments, which are benefits a service member receives when regular unemployment benefits are exhausted
Date: April 24, 2013
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans' Medical Care: FY2013 Appropriations

Description: This report focuses on the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through the nation's largest integrated health care system.
Date: May 6, 2013
Creator: Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans' Medical Care: FY2014 Appropriations

Description: This report focuses on funding for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The VHA is primarily a direct service provider of primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans through the nation's largest integrated health care system. Eligibility for VA health care is based primarily on previous military service, disability, and income.
Date: August 14, 2013
Creator: Panangala, S. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans and Homelessness

Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Date: November 29, 2013
Creator: Perl, Libby
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care for Rural Veterans: The Example of Federally Qualified Health Centers

Description: This report discusses considerations that may arise during possible attempts to increase collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and describes policy levers Congress might use to encourage VA-FQHC collaboration. These approaches might also be employed to encourage collaboration between the VA and other types of facilities that may serve rural veterans.
Date: January 13, 2014
Creator: Heisler, Elayne J.; Panangala, Sidath Viranga & Bagalman, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations

Description: This report discusses federal government funding for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, which provides funding for the planning, design, construction, alteration, and improvement of facilities used by active and reserve military components worldwide.
Date: January 13, 2014
Creator: Else, Daniel H.; Scott, Christine & Panangala, Sidath Viranga
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs

Description: Social Security Disability Insurance and Veterans Disability Compensation- administered by the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs respectively- are two of the largest federal disability programs, but strongly differ along several dimensions, including the populations served, how each program defines a "disability," as well as varying eligibility requirements. This report provides a description and comparative analysis of the Social Security Disability Administ… more
Date: January 23, 2014
Creator: Moulta-Ali, Umar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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"Leahy Law" Human Rights Provisions and Security Assistance: Issue Overview

Description: This report provides background on the Leahy laws, including a brief history of their legislative development; an overview guide to the standards and processes used to "vet"--that is, review and clear--foreign military and other security forces for gross violations of human rights; and a brief review of salient issues regarding the provisions of the laws and their implementation.
Date: January 29, 2014
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.; Beittel, June S.; Ploch Blanchard, Lauren & Rosen, Liana
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unemployment Compensation (Insurance) and Military Service

Description: This report discusses unemployment compensation for Ex-Service members (UCX), which provides income support while former active duty military personnel or reservists released from active duty search for work. The report addresses funding for this service, who is entitled to UCX benefits, and Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) and the Extended Benefits (EB) payments, which a servicemember receives when regular unemployment benefits are exhausted.
Date: February 6, 2014
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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