[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 518 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 518

     Honoring the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2020

    Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Honoring the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans.

Whereas Disabled American Veterans was founded on September 25, 1920, and 
        chartered by Congress on June 17, 1932, in recognition of the role of 
        Disabled American Veterans as the official voice of the wartime-disabled 
        veterans of the United States;
Whereas, in 2020, Disabled American Veterans celebrates 100 years of serving 
        veterans of the Armed Forces, their families, survivors, and 
        communities;
Whereas Disabled American Veterans is the largest wartime veterans service 
        organization in the United States comprised exclusively of men and women 
        who became disabled while defending the United States, with 
        approximately 1,000,000 service-disabled veterans in its membership;
Whereas the National Headquarters of Disabled American Veterans is located in 
        Kentucky, and the National Service and Legislative Headquarters of 
        Disabled American Veterans is located in Washington, D.C., and Disabled 
        American Veterans has 52 departments and 1344 chapters located 
        throughout the United States;
Whereas, since its founding, Disabled American Veterans has served veterans of 
        the United States who have become wounded, injured, or ill due to 
        service in the Armed Forces by advocating for the establishment of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs and urging Congress to pass legislation 
        to provide benefits and services for service-disabled veterans;
Whereas, in 1920, Disabled American Veterans began representing the interests of 
        veterans and subsequently developed a professional national service 
        officer corps, which has made Disabled American Veterans the preeminent 
        provider of claims assistance to injured and ill veterans of the United 
        States, their families, and survivors;
Whereas Disabled American Veterans continues to provide direct onsite assistance 
        to injured and ill members of the Armed Forces on active duty through 30 
        Transition Service Officers, who provide benefits counseling and 
        assistance to separating members of the Armed Forces seeking to file 
        initial claims for benefits administered through the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs;
Whereas Disabled American Veterans co-presents the National Disabled Veterans 
        Winter Sports Clinic and the National Disabled Veterans Training 
        Exposure Experience Tournament, has organized a nationwide 
        transportation network providing free transportation to medical 
        facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for injured and ill 
        veterans, operates an active Charitable Service Trust that funds the 
        needs of local providers assisting at-risk local veterans, maintains an 
        active volunteer corps providing millions of hours of service to 
        veterans and communities, and created the Jesse Brown Memorial Youth 
        Scholarship Program to contribute to the lives of young people in the 
        United States;
Whereas Disabled American Veterans has championed important initiatives for 
        improving the lives of all veterans, such as--

    (1) the establishment of--

    G    (A) a cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs;

    G    (B) the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims;

    G    (C) a modernized appeals process for disability claims;

    G    (D) an advance appropriation to ensure adequate and timely funding 
for health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs;

    G    (E) benefits for family caregivers; and

    G    (F) the model for present-day Vet Centers; and

    (2) the elimination of the offset between military retired pay based on 
years of service and veterans' disability compensation; and

Whereas Disabled American Veterans continues to advocate and create awareness 
        for many issues affecting veterans of the United States, such as 
        equitable benefits and services for women veterans, appropriate 
        resources for mental health and suicide prevention services, and 
        benefits for all veterans exposed to toxic substances: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes that, throughout 100 years of service, 
        Disabled American Veterans has made significant contributions 
        to veterans, both with and without disabilities, and the 
        communities of veterans, ``fulfilling our promises to the men 
        and women who served'';
            (2) honors the vital and ongoing role Disabled American 
        Veterans plays in supporting the needs of veterans and their 
        families in the United States; and
            (3) commemorates the legacy of Disabled American Veterans 
        in the provision of services and advocacy for veterans 
        throughout 100 years of history of the United States.
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