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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WESTERMAN:H.R. 2269.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 2, Clause 18. Congress has theauthority to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Governmentof the United States, or in any Department or Officerthereof, including the regulation of health care for citizensfor the United States.[Page H1695]
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- 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.
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Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Conflicts and wars
- Disability assistance
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Thailand
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Armed Forces and National Security
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2021-03-26
Introduced in House
2021-06-10T18:50:21Z
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.

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

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

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 House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-03-26T04:00:00Z
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2021-06-22
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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