Union Calendar No. 36
116th CONGRESS 1st Session |
[Report No. 116–58]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
January 8, 2019
Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. McEachin, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Engel, Ms. Meng, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Massie, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Katko, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Sires, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Correa, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Adams, Mr. Rush, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Welch, Mr. Bost, Mr. Soto, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Foster, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Barr, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
May 10, 2019
Additional sponsors: Mr. Schrader, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Moore, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Mullin, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Marino, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Crist, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. McGovern, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Olson, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Jones, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Young, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Van Drew, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cole, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Waters, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Kind, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Mast, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Spano, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Case, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico, Mr. Meadows, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Crow, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Kim, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Heck, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Steube, Mr. Latta, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Watkins, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Wild, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Simpson, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Amash, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Gohmert, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Ms. Dean, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Malinowski, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. McCaul, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Hill of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Riggleman, Mr. Baird, Mr. Perry, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Weber of Texas, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Himes, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Walden, Mr. Luján, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Norman, Ms. Kendra S. Horn of Oklahoma, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Schiff, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Porter, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Omar, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Axne, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Bass, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Cline, Ms. Finkenauer, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Steil, Mrs. Craig, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Vela, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Costa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Long, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Speier, Mr. Reed, Mr. San Nicolas, Mr. Bera, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Gooden, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pence, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Williams, Mr. Stivers, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Brady, Mr. Golden, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Shimkus, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Stanton, and Ms. Pressley
May 10, 2019
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2019]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Clarification of presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in vicinity of Republic of Vietnam.
(a) In general.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116 the following new section:
Ҥ 1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam
“(a) Service connection.—For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease covered by section 1116 of this title becoming manifest as specified in that section in a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service.
“(b) Exposure.—A veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, shall be presumed to have been exposed during such service to an herbicide agent unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed to any such agent during that service.
“(c) Effective date of award.— (1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the effective date of an award under this section shall be determined in accordance with section 5110 of this title.
“(2) (A) Notwithstanding subsection (g) of section 5110 of this title, the Secretary shall determine the effective date of an award based on a claim under this section for an individual described in subparagraph (B) by treating the date on which the individual filed the prior claim specified in clause (i) of such subparagraph as the date on which the individual filed the claim so awarded under this section.
“(B) An individual described in this subparagraph is a veteran, or a survivor of a veteran, who meets the following criteria:
“(i) The veteran or survivor submitted a claim for disability compensation on or after September 25, 1985, and before January 1, 2020, for a disease covered by this section, and the claim was denied by reason of the claim not establishing that the disease was incurred or aggravated by the service of the veteran.
“(d) Determination of offshore.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this section, the Secretary shall treat a location as being offshore of Vietnam if the location is not more than 12 nautical miles seaward of a line commencing on the southwestern demarcation line of the waters of Vietnam and Cambodia and intersecting the following points:
“Points Geographic Names | Latitude North | Longitude East |
At Hon Nhan Island, Tho Chu Archipelago Kien Giang Province | 9°15.0′ | 103°27.0′ |
At Hon Da Island southeast of Hon Khoai Island Minh Hai Province | 8°22.8′ | 104°52.4′ |
At Tai Lon Islet, Con Dao Islet in Con Dao-Vung Toa Special Sector | 8°37.8′ | 106°37.5′ |
At Bong Lai Islet, Con Dao Islet | 8°38.9′ | 106°40.3′ |
At Bay Canh Islet, Con Dao Islet | 8°39.7′ | 106°42.1′ |
At Hon Hai Islet (Phu Qui group of islands) Thuan Hai Province | 9°58.0′ | 109°5.0′ |
At Hon Doi Islet, Thuan Hai Province | 12°39.0′ | 109°28.0′ |
At Dai Lanh point, Phu Khanh Province | 12°53.8′ | 109°27.2′ |
At Ong Can Islet, Phu Khanh Province | 13°54.0′ | 109°21.0′ |
At Ly Son Islet, Nghia Binh Province | 15°23.1′ | 109° 9.0′ |
At Con Co Island, Binh Tri Thien Province | 17°10.0′ | 107°20.6′ |
(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116 the following new item:
“1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam.”.
(c) Implementation.—
(1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section.
(2) UPDATES.— (A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary—
(ii) to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
(B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1116A, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations.
(d) Outreach.—
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct outreach to inform veterans described in paragraph (2) of the ability to submit a claim for disability compensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Such outreach shall include the following:
(e) Reports.—Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Each report shall include, with respect to the calendar year preceding the report, disaggregated by the regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the following:
SEC. 3. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea.
(a) In general.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116A, as added by section 2, the following new section:
Ҥ 1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea
“(a) Presumption of service-Connection.— (1) For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease specified in subsection (b) that becomes manifest as specified in that subsection in a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service.
(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116A, as added by section 2, the following new item:
“1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea.”.
(c) Implementation.—
(1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section.
(2) UPDATES.— (A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
(B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1116B, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations.
(3) PENDING CASES.—
(A) AUTHORITY TO STAY.—The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of section 1116B of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
SEC. 4. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida.
(a) In general.—Subchapter III of chapter 18 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Ҥ 1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida
“(a) Benefits authorized.—The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
“(b) Spina bifida conditions covered.—This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
“(c) Veteran of covered service in Thailand.—For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual's service, who—
“(d) Herbicide agent.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘herbicide agent’ means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.”.
(b) Conforming amendment to definition of “child”.—Section 1831(1) of such title is amended—
(c) Clerical amendments.—
(1) SUBCHAPTER HEADING.—The heading for subchapter III of chapter 18 of such title is amended by inserting “and Thailand” after “Korea”.
(d) Implementation.—
(1) GUIDANCE.—Notwithstanding section 501 of such title, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section.
(2) UPDATES.— (A) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate regarding the plans of the Secretary to respond to inquiries from veterans regarding claims for disability compensation under section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
(B) On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1822, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations.
(3) PENDING CASES.—
(A) AUTHORITY TO STAY.—The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of section 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(e) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report identifying—
SEC. 5. Updated report on certain Gulf War Illness study.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate an updated report on the findings, as of the date of the updated report, of the Follow-up Study of a National Cohort of Gulf War and Gulf Era Veterans under the epidemiology program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
SEC. 6. Loans guaranteed under home loan program of Department of Veterans Affairs.
(a) Adjustment of loan limit.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(B) in subparagraph (B)—
(C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph (C):
“(C) (i) With respect to loans described in subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) made to a veteran not covered by clause (ii), the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to the veteran shall be 25 percent of the loan.
“(ii) With respect to loans described in subclause (IV) of subparagraph (A)(i) made to a covered veteran, the maximum amount of guaranty entitlement available to the veteran shall be 25 percent of the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit, reduced by the amount of entitlement previously used by the veteran under this chapter and not restored as a result of the exclusion in section 3702(b) of this title.
“(iii) In this subparagraph:
“(I) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who has previously used entitlement under this chapter and for whom the full amount of entitlement so used has not been restored as a result of the exclusion in section 3702(b) of this title.
“(II) The term ‘Freddie Mac conforming loan limit’ means the limit determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)) for a single-family residence, as adjusted for the year involved.”.
(b) Adjustment of loan fees.—Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the loan fee table and inserting the following:
“Type of loan | Active duty veteran | Reservist | Other obligor |
(A)(i) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2020) | 2.15 | 2.40 | NA |
(A)(ii) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2022) | 2.30 | 2.30 | NA |
(A)(iii) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after January 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2029) | 2.15 | 2.15 | NA |
(A)(iv) Initial loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other initial loan described in section 3710(a) other than with 5-down or 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) | 1.40 | 1.40 | NA |
(B)(i) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2020) | 3.30 | 3.30 | NA |
(B)(ii) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2022) | 3.60 | 3.60 | NA |
(B)(iii) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after January 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2029) | 3.30 | 3.30 | NA |
(B)(iv) Subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 0-down, or any other subsequent loan described in section 3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 2029) | 1.25 | 1.25 | NA |
(C)(i) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5-down (closed before January 1, 2020) | 1.50 | 1.75 | NA |
(C)(ii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5-down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2022) | 1.65 | 1.65 | NA |
(C)(iii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5-down (closed on or after January 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2029) | 1.50 | 1.50 | NA |
(C)(iv) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 5-down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) | 0.75 | 0.75 | NA |
(D)(i) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10-down (closed before January 1, 2020) | 1.25 | 1.50 | NA |
(D)(ii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10-down (closed on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2022) | 1.40 | 1.40 | NA |
(D)(iii) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10-down (closed on or after January 1, 2022, and before October 1, 2029) | 1.25 | 1.25 | NA |
(D)(iv) Loan described in section 3710(a) to purchase or construct a dwelling with 10-down (closed on or after October 1, 2029) | 0.50 | 0.50 | NA |
(E) Interest rate reduction refinancing loan | 0.50 | 0.50 | NA |
(F) Direct loan under section 3711 | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA |
(G) Manufactured home loan under section 3712 (other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan) | 1.00 | 1.00 | NA |
(H) Loan to Native American veteran under section 3762 (other than an interest rate reduction refinancing loan) | 1.25 | 1.25 | NA |
(I) Loan assumption under section 3714 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
(J) Loan under section 3733(a) | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.25”. |
SEC. 7. Information gathering for Department of Veterans Affairs home loan appraisals.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. | |||||
May 10, 2019 | |||||
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |