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S. 786 (98th)

Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Relief Act

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Introduced

11 March 1983

Last action

22 June 1983 · Committee

Status

Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-511.

Sponsors

Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

29 August 2025

Defence

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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 in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era who suffer from specified diseases which may be caused by exposure to such herbicides, developed to a ten percent degree of disability. Permits the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to determine what other diseases may be due to exposure to herbicides, chemicals or environmental hazards. Directs the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year of enactment incorporating such determinations and setting forth the standards used to reach them.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 March 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

    Source: Committee

  4. 2 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans received executive comment from VA.

    Source: Committee

  5. 22 June 1983

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-511.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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