To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.

Summary

Makes a veteran exposed to herbicides in Vietnam during the Vietnam era eligible for hospital and nursing home care for any disease for which the National Academy of Sciences, in a report issued under the Agent Orange Act of 1991, has determined that: (1) there is sufficient evidence to conclude a positive association between the occurrence of the disease and exposure to a herbicide; (2) there is evidence suggestive of such an association, though the evidence is limited; or (3) available studies are insufficient to permit such a conclusion. Makes a veteran exposed to radiation during a period of active duty for training or inactive duty training eligible for hospital and nursing home care for: (1) any diseases currently listed in Federal provisions which presume a relation between such disease and a veteran's disability; or (2) any disease for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines there is credible evidence of a positive association between the occurrence of such disease and exposure to ionizing radiation. Extends through December 31, 1997, the authorized period for the provision of hospital, nursing home, and outpatient care for certain veterans, including those herbicide- or radiation-exposed veterans described in this Act.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 28 June 1995

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 28 June 1995

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 27 June 1995

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  Engrossed in House · EN · 27 June 1995

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 27 June 1995

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 1995

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  Reported in House · EN · 26 June 1995

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 3 May 1995

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  Introduced in House · EN · 3 May 1995

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• Introduced in House

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