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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3444
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associ-
ated 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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 11, 2020
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
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 con-
nection for veterans who served in the Republic of Viet-
nam, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fair Care for Vietnam
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Veterans Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXPO-
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SURE TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE AGENTS FOR
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WHICH THERE IS A PRESUMPTION OF SERV-
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ICE
CONNECTION
FOR
VETERANS
WHO
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SERVED IN THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
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Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
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is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
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paragraphs:
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‘‘(I) Parkinsonism.
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‘‘(J) Bladder cancer.
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‘‘(K) Hypertension.
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‘‘(L) Hypothyroidism.’’.
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