3.0.0 4172 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z 2023-01-15T04:48:36Z House H HR 2004-04-20 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee Hearings by 2004-04-29T15:12:15Z Referred to 2004-04-28T16:57:13Z Referred to 2004-04-20T18:00:15Z Veterans Earn and Learn Act of 2004 108 1716 HR 2004-08-08 See S.2486. Procedurally-related House 2004-05-13 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions -Provision incorporated. See H.R. 1716, Title II, Section 201 and 202. Committee 2004-04-29 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2004-04-28 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Committee 2004-04-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2004-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2004-04-20 True Armed Forces and National Security Bone diseases Brain diseases Cancer Colon cancer Disabled Environmental Protection Evidence (Law) Families Health Ionizing radiation Labor and Employment Law Lung cancer Ovarian cancer Radiation victims Survivors' benefits Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Women Women veterans Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-04-20 Introduced in House 2004-05-03T20:13:40Z Includes in the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected, in the case of radiation-exposed veterans, and therefore compensable for purposes of veterans' disability compensation and medical care, the following cancers: bone, brain, colon, lung, and ovarian. Includes as a covered radiation-risk activity service which, if performed as an employee of the Department of Energy, would qualify the individual for inclusion as a member of the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000.

Provides that a radiation-exposed veteran who receives payment under provisions of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 (such Act) shall not be deprived, because of such payment, of receipt of either veterans' disability compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation for service-connected radiation exposure, but there shall be deducted from the latter payment the amount of the payment under such Act.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2004-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4172ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4172ih.xml 2004-05-13 -Provision incorporated. See H.R. 1716, Title II, Section 201 and 202. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.