Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

S. 3444 · 116th Congress · Mar 11, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020”.

2. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam

Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

“(I) Parkinsonism.

“(J) Bladder cancer.

“(K) Hypertension.

“(L) Hypothyroidism.”

Lineage

Mar 11, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Warren, Mr. Casey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Markey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Peters, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Coons, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Warner, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Mr. Leahy, Ms. Hassan, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Harris) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

1. Short title

2. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam

Cite this provision

Incoming references