[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2081 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2081

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authorities for the 
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand presumption of service 
 connection for compensation for diseases the Secretary determines are 
 associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2015

Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authorities for the 
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand presumption of service 
 connection for compensation for diseases the Secretary determines are 
 associated with exposure to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              RELATING TO PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR 
              COMPENSATION FOR DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO 
              HERBICIDE AGENTS.

    Section 1116(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2015'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
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