A bill to amend section 307 of the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to require the promulgation of regulations containing guidelines for resolving claims for veterans' benefits based on exposure to Agent Orange, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to develop and publish regulations for resolving claims for benefits administered by the Veterans' Administration based on exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

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Timeline

1. 12 March 1981

   Introduced

   Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 March 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 April 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans. Hearings held.

   Source: Committee

4. 4 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from OMB.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 12 March 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pressler, Larry [R-SD-1] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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