[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 809 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 809

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions of 
 service-connection relating to the exposure to herbicides of certain 
veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam Era, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2017

   Mr. Ross 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 clarify presumptions of 
 service-connection relating to the exposure to herbicides of certain 
veterans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam Era, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting for Orange-Stricken 
Territories in the Eastern Region Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE-CONNECTION FOR 
              VETERANS EXPOSED TO CERTAIN HERBICIDES WHILE SERVING IN 
              THE ARMED FORCES DURING THE VIETNAM ERA.

    (a) Compensation.--Section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) In this section, the term `Republic of Vietnam' includes each 
of the following:
            ``(1) The territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam.
            ``(2) Guam.
            ``(3) The Northern Mariana Islands.
            ``(4) American Samoa.''.
    (b) Health Care.--Section 1710(e)(4) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``subsection--'' and inserting 
        ``subsection:''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) The term `Republic of Vietnam' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1116(g) of this title.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) 
shall take effect as of September 25, 1985.
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