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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.

USA115th CongressS-2105| Senate 
| Updated: 11/8/2017
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (18)
Dean Heller (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 18, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4843
Introduced in House
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 18, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4843
    Introduced in House

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-3175: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children suffering from spina bifida whose parents are veterans who served in Thailand and were exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4843: 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.
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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.

USA115th CongressS-2105| Senate 
| Updated: 11/8/2017
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that if it creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption shall also apply to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at any military base in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. The VA may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran.
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Timeline
Nov 8, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Nov 8, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 18, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4843
Introduced in House
  • November 8, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 8, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • January 18, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4843
    Introduced in House
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (18)
Dean Heller (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-3175: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children suffering from spina bifida whose parents are veterans who served in Thailand and were exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4843: 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.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsDisability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary operations and strategyNeurological disordersThailandVeterans' pensions and compensationVietnamVocational and technical education