S 576
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Cancer
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South Korea
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2019
This bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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