3.0.0 203 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z 2022-11-01T13:49:28Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee:H.R. 203.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which states ``[t]he Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debtsand provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States''[Page H217]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-01T17:13:20Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:03:00Z Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 116 1195 S 2019-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 116 299 HR 2019-06-25 Became Public Law No: 116-23. Related bill CRS Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019 116 576 S 2019-02-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-02-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 N B001257 Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] Gus Bilirakis R FL M. 12 2019-01-16 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2019-01-16 False B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 2019-01-16 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2019-01-16 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2019-01-16 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2019-01-28 False J000302 Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13] John Joyce R PA 13 2019-02-08 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2019-02-08 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2019-02-08 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2019-02-25 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2019-02-25 False W000824 Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2] Steve Watkins R KS 2 2019-02-25 False R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2019-03-05 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2019-03-05 False B001306 Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] Troy Balderson R OH 12 2019-03-25 False R000612 Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] John Rose R TN W. 6 2019-03-25 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2019-05-08 False M001208 Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] Lucy McBath D GA 6 2019-05-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Asia Birth defects Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Conflicts and wars Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Government lending and loan guarantees Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Housing finance and home ownership Musculoskeletal and skin diseases South Korea Thailand Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Vietnam Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2020-02-07T11:34:37Z Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

This bill addresses certain health benefit and home loan programs for veterans.

Specifically, the bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases 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.

The bill extends eligibility for health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children with spina bifida who have at least one veteran parent who may have been exposed to an herbicide agent while serving in Thailand between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.

Additionally, the bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loan guaranty program to adjust loan fee rates and eliminate the limit on the amount of a loan for which the VA may provide a guaranty of 25%. Under current law, these loan guarantees are subject to a limit on loan size determined by Freddie Mac.

The bill also waives loan fees for active duty Purple Heart recipients.

The VA shall permit a VA-approved appraiser to make a housing loan appraisal based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services.

]]> Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Display Title Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr203ih/xml/BILLS-116hr203ih.xml 2019-02-01 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.