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HR 3081 103th Congress House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to…

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who wer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange.

Introduced: September 15, 1993 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Agent OrangeAmbulatory careAtomic bombDioxins
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Environmental ProtectionHealthHerbicidesHospital careIonizing radiationJapanLong-term careNuclear weaponsNursing homesRadiation victimsVeterans' medical careVietnam veteransWorld War II
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1993
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 22, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 21, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care.
Sep 15, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 15, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 6, 1993

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Extends eligibility for hospital, nursing home, or outpatient medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs to: (1) a veteran who may have been exposed to a herbicide agent while serving on active duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam era if the National Academy of Sciences has, in a report issued under the Agent Orange Act of 1991, made specified determinations regarding an association between exposure to a herbicide agent and occurrence of the veteran's disease; and (2) a radiation-exposed veteran if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, based on advice of the Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards, determines that there is credible evidence of a positive association between exposure to ionizing radiation and the veteran's disease. Terminates eligibility for herbicide-exposed veterans under this Act after September 30, 1996.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 15, 1993
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3081: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3081/
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"H.R. 3081: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3081/.
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H.R. 3081, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3081/.
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[H.R. 3081: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3081/)
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