A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 873 2022-02-03T05:53:27Z 2022-02-03T05:53:27Z Senate S S 2011-05-03 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2011-06-08T18:11:58Z Referred to 2011-05-03T18:36:11Z 2011-06-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116. Committee 2011-05-03 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-05-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N Armed Forces and National Security Asia Birth defects Child health Conflicts and wars Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Veterans' medical care Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security

00 2011-05-03 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-17T15:19:41Z Makes eligible for certain medical services and benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a child with spina bifida whose veteran-parent served on active duty during the Vietnam era at a location outside Vietnam where exposure to a herbicide agent during such service was likely, and is determined to have been exposed to such agent during such service.

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s873is/xml/BILLS-112s873is.xml 2011-06-08 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116. 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.