3.0.0 2105 2023-01-11T13:39:23Z 2023-01-11T13:39:23Z Senate S 2017-11-08 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-11-08T22:31:26Z Thailand Veteran Agent Orange Parity Act of 2018 115 3175 S 2018-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. 115 4843 HR 2018-01-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2017-11-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-11-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2017-11-08 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-12-20 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-12-21 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-01-17 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-01-17 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-01-17 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2018-01-23 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2018-03-01 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2018-03-01 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2018-04-12 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-04-26 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-05-22 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-06-04 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2018-07-10 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2018-07-10 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-07-17 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-07-17 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2018-08-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Birth defects Child health Conflicts and wars Disability and paralysis Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Neurological disorders Thailand Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Vocational and technical education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-11-08 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-13T21:56:53Z This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.

The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.

]]> A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2105is/xml/BILLS-115s2105is.xml 2017-11-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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.