Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 11, 2020)
Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020
This bill reinstates and extends through September 30, 2025, the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service-connection after exposure to an herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
What just happenedMar 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 11, 2020
- Mar 11, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 11, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate