3.0.0 332 2023-01-11T13:44:48Z 2023-01-11T13:44:48Z Senate S 2019-02-05 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-09-15T22:26:04Z Markup by 2020-08-05T20:51:24Z Referred to 2019-02-05T16:53:49Z Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act 116 566 HR 2019-02-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-09-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535. Calendars 2020-09-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Committee 2020-09-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-08-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-02-05 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-02-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-05-14 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-06-13 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2020-11-30 False 2020-09-29T15:05:00Z S. 332, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report on repealing the manifestation periods for presumptions of service connection https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56647 As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 15, 2020 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 2019-02-05 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-12T14:52:16Z Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019

This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents (e.g., Agent Orange) during military service in Vietnam. Specifically, the bill removes the manifestation period required for the presumption of service-connection for chloracne and porphyria cutanea tarda.

Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for a presumption of service-connection for certain cases of acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy without a manifestation period.

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.

]]> 25 2020-09-15 Reported to Senate 2020-09-21T15:15:07Z This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, or acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy).

The VA must implement recommendations from the GAO report related to the adjudication of claims for benefits for veterans with the specified diseases.

]]> Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019 Display Title Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s332rs/xml/BILLS-116s332rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s332is/xml/BILLS-116s332is.xml 2020-09-15 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535. 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.