[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3423 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3423

To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Agent Orange Act of 1991 
to extend the certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and 
                other chemical compounds in herbicides.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2015

 Mr. Walz (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gibson, Miss Rice of New York, 
  Mr. Nolan, and Mr. Takano) 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, and the Agent Orange Act of 1991 
to extend the certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and 
                other chemical compounds in herbicides.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Agent Orange Extension Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS REGARDING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISEASES AND 
              EXPOSURE TO DIOXIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS IN 
              HERBICIDES.

    (a) Use of Information To Provide for Presumption of Service 
Connection.--Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 
30, 2017''.
    (b) Agreement With National Academy of Sciences.--Section 3(i) of 
the Agent Orange Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-4; 38 U.S.C. 1116 note) is 
amended by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting ``December 31, 
2017''.
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