Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act of 2020

II 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3446 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service connection is warranted for a disease with a positive association with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 11, 2020 Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. TESTER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. MANCHIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the author- ity of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations providing that a presumption of service con- nection is warranted for a disease with a positive associa- tion with exposure to a herbicide agent, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedite Agent Orange 4 Coverage Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Mar 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3446.IS S3446 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3446 IS SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VET- 1 ERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING PRESUMPTIONS 2 OF SERVICE CONNECTION FOR DISEASES AS- 3 SOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDE 4 AGENTS. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1116(e) of title 38, 6 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 7 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 8 (b) TREATMENT OF REPORTS RECEIVED DURING 9 EXPIRED PERIOD.—Each report described in section 10 1116(c)(1)(A) of such title that was received by the Sec- 11 retary of Veterans Affairs during the period beginning on 12 September 30, 2015, and ending on the date of the enact- 13 ment of this Act shall be treated, for purposes of such 14 section, as if it were received by the Secretary on the date 15 of the enactment of this Act. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Mar 20, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3446.IS S3446 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS