3.0.0 3528 2023-01-11T13:41:18Z 2023-01-11T13:41:18Z Senate S 2018-09-28 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-09-28T18:26:27Z Care for Veterans Act of 2018 115 6994 HR 2018-09-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS 2018-09-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2018-09-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Hospital care Michigan Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-09-28 Introduced in Senate 2019-08-29T21:21:17Z Care for Veterans Act of 2018

This bill requires hospital care and medical services to be furnished to veterans that were exposed to volatile organic compounds, including trichloroethylene and benzene, while serving at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Family members of veterans who resided at Wurtsmith Air Force Base are also eligible for hospital care and medical services under this bill.

The bill also provides a presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to volatile organic compounds while serving at Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Under a presumption of service connection, specific conditions 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.

]]> Care for Veterans Act of 2018 Display Title Care for Veterans Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to veterans, members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and dependents who were stationed at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan, and were exposed to volatile organic compounds, to provide for a presumption of service connection for those veterans and members of the reserve components, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Care for Veterans Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3528is/xml/BILLS-115s3528is.xml 2018-09-28 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.