A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require regulations providing for the resolution of Veterans' Administration benefits claims based on certain exposures to herbicides containing dioxin, to ionizing radiation from detonations of nuclear devices, and to certain other hazardous substances and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish guidelines and criteria for resolving claims for benefits resulting from a service-connected death or disability based on a veteran's exposure during service on active duty to: (1) herbicides containing dioxin in Vietnam during the Vietnam era; (2) ionizing radiation from the detonation of a nuclear device, either in connection with testing or the American occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, Japan prior to July 1, 1946; or (3) any other hazardous substance. Sets forth procedures for the development of such regulations.

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Timeline

1. 6 April 1983

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 April 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 April 1983

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA, OMB.

   Source: Committee

4. 20 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

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 April 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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