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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2009 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2010
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
Oct 27, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 27, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to complete, and report to the congressional veterans committees on, a study of the effects on children of their parents' exposure to herbicides used in support of U.S. and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

What's happening now May 19, 2010

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.

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