HR 3423 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia Conflicts and wars Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Medical research Military operations and strategy Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Vietnam

Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Aug 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jul 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 29, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Agent Orange Extension Act of 2015

This bill extends for two years the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicides, including Agent Orange, with respect to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.

The Agent Orange Act of 1991 is amended to extend for two years the authority of the VA to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate the scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides, including the association between exposure to a herbicide used in U.S. and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure.

What's happening now August 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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