S 657
117th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Disability assistance
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Thailand
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.
What's happening now
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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