[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3209 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3209

To amend title 38, United States Code, to add nasopharyngeal cancer to 
    the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with 
      exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2005

 Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire 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 nasopharyngeal cancer to 
    the statutorily prescribed presumptive diseases associated with 
      exposure to Agent Orange during military service in Vietnam.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITION OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER TO THE STATUTORILY 
              PRESCRIBED PRESUMPTIVE DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE 
              TO AGENT ORANGE DURING MILITARY SERVICE IN VIETNAM.

    Section 1116(a)(2)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ``or nasopharyngeal cancer'' after ``or trachea)''.
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