1998, ISBN: 9781234621094

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 38 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)51180432 Subject: Emergency management -- United States. Excerpt: . . . treat ill… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 38 pages. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)51180432 Subject: Emergency management -- United States. Excerpt: . . . treat illnesses related to biological, chemical, and other battlefield exposures. The National Academy of Sciences recommended that the VA and the Department of Defense and HHS work together to create an interagency National Center for Military Health and Deployment Readiness, guided by a board representing the three Federal agencies and the independent research and veterans communities. However, nothing has happened. Nothing has happened. The bill was passed in 1998 and progress seems to rely primarily upon VA and DoD programs. The governing board has never convened. It has never been convened, and I just want to say that I am curious about that. We cannot know whether that could have been helpful, but I am not prepared to say that it could not have been. I will end up by saying, in brief, that accurate recordkeeping--as we learned during the Gulf War, when it was not done in spite of claims that it was--is essential if VA is to provide appropriate medical care to returning troops and veterans, conduct research, and all the rest of it. The prepared statement of Senator Rockefeller follows: Prepared Statement of Hon. John D. Rockefeller IV, U. S. Senator From West Virginia Good afternoon. I do not have to tell you that we meet today in a world desperately changed. When the Committee last gathered in this hearing room, it was to discuss legislation that would help VA fill its hospitals with qualified nurses, improve educational benefits, assist homeless veterans, and ensure that the rising cost of living does not erode veterans benefits, among many other important issues. Since then, the tragic events of September 11 have absorbed the Nation and Congress, as we confront fear and loss and forge a new resolve. Make no mistake--caring for the men and women who served this Nation remains VAs prima. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<