S. 332 · 116th Congress
Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019
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This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne,…
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Sep 15, 2020
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to brief Congress and report on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide benefits to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, and have specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents (i.e., chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, or acute or subacute peripheral neuropathy).
The VA must implement recommendations from the GAO report related to the adjudication of claims for benefits for veterans with the specified diseases.
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action (Sep 15, 2020): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 535.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 5, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.