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The Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 ( H.R. 3230; Pub. L. 113–146 (text) (PDF) ), also known as the Veterans Choice Act, is a United States public law that is intended to address the ongoing Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014. The law expanded the number of options veterans have ...
The United States Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a cost estimate on October 22, 2008, regarding the Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel Act of 2007, S.2052, 110th Congress. The CBO estimated costs to be approximately $1 million a year if S.2052 was enacted which would include the workload of Department of Defense ...
A status of forces agreement ( SOFA) is an agreement between a host country and a foreign nation stationing military forces in that country. SOFAs are often included, along with other types of military agreements, as part of a comprehensive security arrangement. A SOFA does not constitute a security arrangement; it establishes the rights and ...
Reported by the joint conference committee on June 2, 1948; agreed to by the Senate on June 2, 1948 ( 63–13) and by the House on June 18, 1948 ( 133–266) Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on June 25, 1948. The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 ( 80th Cong., 2d Sess. Ch 647, PL 774) authorized, for a limited period of time, the ...
Multiple bands and musicians scheduled to perform at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival are pulling out because of the U.S. Army’s “super sponsorship” of the event, and America’s ...
Transition Assistance Program. The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) led program that provides information and training to ensure service members transitioning from active-duty are prepared for their next step in life - whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector ...
Texas governor Greg Abbott is slamming the artists boycotting SXSW due to the festival’s U.S. Army sponsorship — but SXSW doesn’t want his support. “Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Army ...
Scowl. American punk band Scowl pulled out of SXSW on March 8. “We came to this decision in protest of the U.S. Army’s sponsorship of SXSW.As well as the involvement of RTX (formerly Raytheon ...