Agent Orange Equitable Compensation Act

Summary

Agent Orange Equitable Compensation Act - States that awards of veterans' disability compensation based on a presumption of service-connection due to exposure to certain herbicide agents during service in Vietnam (Agent Orange compensation) shall not be effective earlier than the effective date of the regulation establishing such presumption. States that, for purposes of such presumption, a veteran will be considered to have served in Vietnam only if the veteran was physically present on land in Vietnam or on its inland waterways, and not if the veteran served only on the waters offshore or in airspace above.

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Timeline

1. 6 September 2007

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 September 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 September 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2007

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2007

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 September 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2] · D · Sponsor
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