Health Care For New Combat Vets

[Berta]

email from Bath VA employee-

dont have anything from VA itself yet-

"The President has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law. Combat veteran eligibility has been expanded from two years post discharge to five years post discharge. CBO is developing guidance for the immediate implementation of this expanded benefit and will be communicating detailed instructions over the next couple of days. Policy guidance in the form of a Directive has been drafted and is in the concurrrence process. Action has been taken to develop the business requirements to implement this expanded benefit in VistA though actual release of the software is estimate to be approximate 10-12 weeks from now."

"President Bush Signs H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 into Law

White House News

Today, I have signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The Act authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

Provisions of the Act, including sections 841, 846, 1079, and 1222, purport to impose requirements that could inhibit the President's ability to carry out his constitutional obligations to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, to protect national security, to supervise the executive branch, and to execute his authority as Commander in Chief. The executive branch shall construe such provisions in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 28, 2008. "

[Jim MAC]

email from Bath VA employee-

dont have anything from VA itself yet-

"The President has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law. Combat veteran eligibility has been expanded from two years post discharge to five years post discharge. CBO is developing guidance for the immediate implementation of this expanded benefit and will be communicating detailed instructions over the next couple of days. Policy guidance in the form of a Directive has been drafted and is in the concurrrence process. Action has been taken to develop the business requirements to implement this expanded benefit in VistA though actual release of the software is estimate to be approximate 10-12 weeks from now."

"President Bush Signs H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 into Law

White House News

Today, I have signed into law H.R. 4986, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The Act authorizes funding for the defense of the United States and its interests abroad, for military construction, and for national security-related energy programs.

Provisions of the Act, including sections 841, 846, 1079, and 1222, purport to impose requirements that could inhibit the President's ability to carry out his constitutional obligations to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, to protect national security, to supervise the executive branch, and to execute his authority as Commander in Chief. The executive branch shall construe such provisions in a manner consistent with the constitutional authority of the President.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 28, 2008. "

Thanks for the info I will file for denatl tommorow

Jim

Edited January 30, 2008 by Jim MAC