[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 862

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 
    2) to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for 
             veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 2001

 Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Reyes, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
   Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Shows, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Edwards, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mascara, 
 Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Baldwin, and 
  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 
    2) to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for 
             veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRESUMPTION THAT DIABETES MELLITUS (TYPE 2) IS SERVICE-
              CONNECTED.

    Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(H) Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2).''.
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