This document presents witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the role of the Veterans' Administration (VA) in combating AIDS. Opening statements are included from Representatives G. V. Montgomery, J. Roy Rowland, Joseph P. Kennedy, II, and Bob McEwen. A prepared statement by Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt is given. The Representatives describe the seriousness of the AIDS problem and call for a national policy to fight the disease. In his testimony, John Gronvall, chief medical director of the Veterans' Administration, presents comments about AIDS, describes the status of AIDS in the VA, and briefly reviews AIDS research being conducted by the VA. Committee members' questions are then answered by Dr. Gronvall and his associates from the VA: Howard Cohn, Richard Greene, Susan Mather, Robert Lindsey, and Ralph Ibson. Other testimony is provided by James Curran, director of the AIDS program at the Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Curran describes efforts being conducted against AIDS, notes the cooperation between the VA and the CDC, and discusses counseling needs of AIDS patients and testing for AIDS. Materials submitted for the record are included. (NB)