3.0.0 6566 2023-01-11T13:41:55Z 2023-01-11T13:41:55Z House HR 2018-07-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COURTNEY:H.R. 6566.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H7725]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-26T18:31:34Z Referred to 2018-07-26T13:05:00Z Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2018 115 3355 S 2018-08-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-07-26 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2018-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 N R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2018-09-25 False Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2018-11-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Veterans' medical care Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-07-26 Introduced in House 2018-11-26T23:20:41Z Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act

This bill, with respect to veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents during military, naval, or air service in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975: (1) removes the manifestation period required for presumption of service connection for chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda, and (2) includes in such presumption acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a disability degree of 10% or more.

Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded without having to go through a separate adjudicative process.

]]> Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act Display Title Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act Introduced in House 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6566ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6566ih.xml 2018-07-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.