A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.

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Timeline

1. 8 November 2017

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 November 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] · D · Sponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• Richard Blumenthal · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Duckworth · D · Cosponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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