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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.

USA115th CongressS-3175| Senate 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (1)
Roy Blunt (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Thailand Veteran Agent Orange Parity Act of 2018 The Department of Veterans Affairs 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. (The bill extends the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure to such veterans, thus permitting health care benefits and disability compensation to be provided to their children.)
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-2105: 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.
  • 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.
  • HR 115-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesThailandVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

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.

USA115th CongressS-3175| Senate 
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Thailand Veteran Agent Orange Parity Act of 2018 The Department of Veterans Affairs 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. (The bill extends the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure to such veterans, thus permitting health care benefits and disability compensation to be provided to their children.)
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Timeline
Jun 28, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jun 28, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • June 28, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 28, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (1)
Roy Blunt (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • S 115-2105: 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.
  • 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.
  • HR 115-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBirth defectsChild healthConflicts and warsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesThailandVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care