110 HR 6562 IH: Agent Orange Equity Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-07-22 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2008 Mr. Filner (for himself, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Hall of New York, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Latham) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Equity Act of 2008.

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Clarification of presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam

Effective on and after September 25, 1985, subsections (a) and (f) of section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, are each amended by inserting after Republic of Vietnam each place it appears the following: including the inland waterways of such Republic, the waters offshore of such Republic, and the airspace above such Republic.