,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#bg1 #bjbj,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,tester7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
#ajjth anniversary of ,disabled         
,american ,veterans4  ,whereas ,disabled
 ,american ,veterans was founded on     
,september #be1 #aibj1 and chartered by 
,congress on ,june #ag1 #aicb1 in       
recognition of the role of ,disabled    
,american ,veterans as the official     
voice of the wartime-disabled veterans  
of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in    
#bjbj1 ,disabled ,american ,veterans    
celebrates #ajj years of serving        
veterans of the ,armed ,forces1 their   
families1 survivors1 and communities2   
,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 ,states1 with approximately     
#a1jjj1jjj service-disabled veterans in 
its membership2 ,whereas the ,national  
,headquarters of ,disabled ,american    
,veterans is located in ,kentucky1 and  
the ,national ,service and ,legislative 
,headquarters of ,disabled ,american    
,veterans is located in ,washington1    
,d4,c41 and ,disabled ,american         
,veterans has #eb departments and #acdd 
chapters located throughout the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas1 since its founding1  
,disabled ,american ,veterans has served
 veterans of the ,united ,states who    
have become wounded1 injured1 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 veterans2 ,whereas1 in 
#aibj1 ,disabled ,american ,veterans    
began representing the interests of     
veterans and subsequently developed a   
professional national service officer   

corps1 which has made ,disabled         
,american ,veterans the preeminent      
provider of claims assistance to injured
 and ill veterans of the ,united        
,states1 their families1 and survivors2 
,whereas ,disabled ,american ,veterans  
continues to provide direct onsite      
assistance to injured and ill members of
 the ,armed ,forces on active duty      
through #cj ,transition ,service        
,officers1 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 ,affairs2 ,whereas ,disabled  
,american ,veterans co-presents the     
,national ,disabled ,veterans ,winter   
,sports ,clinic and the ,national       
,disabled ,veterans ,training ,exposure 
,experience ,tournament1 has organized a
 nationwide transportation network      
providing free transportation to medical
 facilities of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs for injured and ill  

veterans1 operates an active ,charitable
 ,service ,trust that funds the needs of
 local providers assisting at-risk local
 veterans1 maintains an active volunteer
 corps providing millions of hours of   
service to veterans and communities1 and
 created the ,jesse ,brown ,memorial    
,youth ,scholarship ,program to         
contribute to the lives of young people 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas        
,disabled ,american ,veterans has       
championed important initiatives for    
improving the lives of all veterans1    
such as-- 7#a7 the establishment of--   
7,a7 a cabinet-level ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs2  7,b7 the ,united   
,states ,court of ,appeals for ,veterans
 ,claims2  7,c7 a modernized appeals    
process for disability claims2  7,d7 an 
advance appropriation to ensure adequate
 and timely funding for health care     
provided by the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs2  7,e7 benefits for family    
caregivers2 and  7,f7 the model for     
present-day ,vet ,centers2 and  7#b7 the

 elimination of the offset between      
military retired pay based on years of  
service and veterans' disability        
compensation2 and ,whereas ,disabled    
,american ,veterans continues to        
advocate and create awareness for many  
issues affecting veterans of the ,united
 ,states1 such as equitable benefits and
 services for women veterans1           
appropriate resources for mental health 
and suicide prevention services1 and    
benefits for all veterans exposed to    
toxic substances3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes    
that1 throughout #ajj years of service1 
,disabled ,american ,veterans has made  
significant contributions to veterans1  
both with and without disabilities1 and 
the communities of veterans1 fulfilling 
our promises to the men and women who   
served2  7#b7 honors the vital and      
ongoing role ,disabled ,american        
,veterans plays in supporting the needs 
of veterans and their families in the   
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 commemorates 

the legacy of ,disabled ,american       
,veterans in the provision of services  
and advocacy for veterans throughout    
#ajj years of history of the ,united    
,states4