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S. 409 (107th)

Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001

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Introduced

28 February 2001

Last action

28 June 2001 · Committee

Status

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-489.

Sponsors

Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

29 May 2026

Defence

Summary

Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001 - Amends a veterans' benefits program of compensation for disabilities occurring in veterans of the Persian Gulf War to: (1) require such disabilities, to be compensable, to occur before December 31, 2011, or such later date as prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (2) define an "undiagnosed illness" in such veterans as one manifested by specified symptoms or signs the cause, etiology, or origin of which cannot be specifically and definitely identified; and (3) include an undiagnosed illness having such a symptom or sign within the presumption of being service-connected and therefore treatable as a service-connected disability.

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Timeline

  1. 28 February 2001

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 February 2001

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1701)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 February 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 June 2001

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-489.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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