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116th Congress
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Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
Introduced: March 11, 2020
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Became law
Mar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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