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{{Economic Policy (U.S.)|congress=110|bill=h4104}} The '''Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008''' (H.R. 4104) was a bill in the [[110th Congress]] "making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes." (Official title.)<ref name="OpenCongress info"> OpenCongress.org [http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2642/show Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R.6242)].</ref> {{Article summary| *Designates differing amounts of payments to be made to fund the higher education of individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces beginning on or after September 11, 2001 based on factors such as length of active duty service and disabilities accrued, and specifies that these payments shall not exceed the cost of in-state tuition at the most expensive public university in the state in which the individual is enrolled (Sec. 3003).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Requires the Secretary of Defense to match assistance given to members of the Armed Forces by institutions of higher learning to cover fees and expenses beyond what other provisions of this amendment provide (Sec. 3003).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">/ *Finances payments to Armed Forces members receiving educational benefits under this amendment by levying a tax equal to 0.47 percent of income exceeding $500,000 for a single taxpayer other than a corporation or $1 million for a joint return (Sec. 7001).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Qualifies unemployed individuals in participating states for emergency unemployment compensation if the individuals have exhausted all rights to regular compensation, have no rights to regular or extended compensation, or are not receiving compensation under the unemployment compensation law of Canada (Sec. 4001).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Extends and expands moratoria relating to Medicaid through April 1, 2009, including cutting Medicaid reimbursements to health care providers, removing Medicaid reimbursements for graduate medical education programs, excluding certain social services related to families and children from being included in the Medicaid program, and restricting optional case management services, outpatient hospital services, or allowable provider taxes (Sec. 5001).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Appropriates $25 million in 2009 and the same amount in each subsequent year for the purpose of reducing Medicaid fraud and abuse (Sec. 5001).<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Appropriates funds for military construction, veterans affairs, international affairs and other security-related matters, including $8.7 billion for the Department of State and foreign operations, $4.76 billion for military construction and veterans affairs, $1.25 billion for agriculture, and $229.3 million for commerce, justice, and science.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> *Appropriates funds for domestic matters, including $5.76 billion for hurricane-related expenses for the greater New Orleans area, $210 million for periodic censuses and programs, $178 million for the federal prison system, and $110 million for state unemployment insurance and employment service operations.<ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)]. </ref> }} == Current status == <usbillinfo congress="110" bill="H.4104" /> == Key votes == *Vote to adopt an amendment to HR 2642 that provides education funding for eligible members of the Armed Forces, extends unemployment compensation, establishes moratoria on certain actions regarding Medicaid, and appropriates funds for various domestic and international purposes. <ref name="ProjectVoteSmart info">Project Vote Smart's info page on [http://www.votesmart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?cs_id=19243 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (H.R. 4104)].</ref> == Supporters == *[http://www.aflcio.org/ AFL-CIO] *[http://afsadivision610.org/ Air Force Sergeants Association Division 610] *[http://www.legion.org/homepage.php American Legion] *[http://www.adaction.org/ Americans for Democratic Action] *[http://www.nami.org/ National Alliance on Mental Illness] *[http://www.ocsea.org/ Ohio Civil Service Employees Association] *[http://www.aspet.org/ The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics] *[http://www.themiddleclass.org/ themiddleclass.org] == Opponents == *[http://www.commondreams.org/ Common Dreams] *[http://www.pdxpeace.org/ PDX Peace] *[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ United for Peace and Justice] == Articles and resources == *USAToday's article [http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-06-18-war-funding_N.htm Bipartisan accord reached on war funding bill] June 24, 2008. *The Hill's article [http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senate-panel-approves-iraq-war-funding-bill-2008-05-15.html Senate panel approves Iraq war funding bill] May 15, 2008. *The American Legion's article [http://www.legion.org/vision/currentevents/2007/06/help_is_on_the_way.html Help IS on the Way!] June 14, 2007. === See also === === References === <references />

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