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House Bill 2201
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
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Introduced in House on Apr 10, 2019
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H. R. 2201 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2201


To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2019

Mr. Westerman (for himself, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Gallagher, Ms. Speier, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Deutch, and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand 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. Modification of presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that if the Secretary creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption also applies to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base located in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) HERBICIDE AGENT.—The term “herbicide agent” has the meaning given such term in section 1116(a) of title 38, United States Code.

(2) VETERAN AND VIETNAM ERA.—The terms “veteran” and “Vietnam era” have the meaning given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.