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S. 1953 (97th)

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act

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Introduced

15 December 1981

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Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

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29 August 2025

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Summary

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act - Establishes a presumption of service-connected disability for veterans exposed to herbicides during service who suffer from a disease which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a 20 percent degree of disability. Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to determine what diseases may be due to exposure to herbicides. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within three months of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the conditions of service during the Vietnam era required to establish exposure.

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