Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2008: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 2007 |
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Page 105 - ... the spouse or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from a service-connected disability...
Page 667 - The purposes of this program are to provide to eligible veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities all services and assistance necessary to enable them to achieve maximum Independence In daily living and, to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment.
Page 116 - Domiciliary care provides rehabilitative and long-term, health-maintenance care for veterans who require minimal medical care but who do not need the skilled nursing services provided in nursing homes.
Page 313 - Administration, is to provide benefits and services to veterans and their families in a responsive, timely, and compassionate manner in recognition of their service to the nation.
Page 279 - Section 1824, to finance all operations of the loan guaranty program except administrative costs. The principal objective of the loan guaranty program is to encourage and facilitate extension of favorable credit terms by private lenders to veterans for the purchase, construction or improvement of homes to be occupied by veterans and their families. The program operates by substituting the Federal Government's guaranty to...
Page 468 - Code, sections 7101-7109, is to conduct hearings, consider and dispose of appeals properly before the Board in a timely manner, and issue quality decisions in compliance with the law. The Board is headed by a Chairman, who is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, and who is directly responsible to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Members of the Board are appointed by the Secretary with the approval...
Page 692 - Accountants, reportable conditions are matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control that, in our judgment, could adversely affect the agency's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data consistent with the assertions by management in the financial statements.
Page 564 - Centers will be to coordinate department efforts to eliminate regulatory, contracting, and other programmatic obstacles to the participation of faith-based and other community organizations in the provision of social services.
Page 104 - Visual Impairment Services Teams (VIST) throughout the country and Puerto Rico. Blind Rehabilitation Centers (BRC) provide a comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program designed to assist blinded veterans in overcoming the debilitating effects associated with daily independent functioning and to develop positive attitudes and self-concepts concerning blindness. These programs are offered in a residential environment where veterans receive training on orientation and mobility, manual skills, daily...
Page 119 - For expenses necessary for carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, ($89,000,000) $95,000,000, plus reimbursements, GENERAL STATEMENT Program activities funded from this appropriation are: 1. Medical Research. - Medical research projects are conducted in Veterans...