HR 3486 · 100th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Agent Orange Disabilities Act of 1987

Introduced 1987-10-14· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]· House

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(1987-10-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Veterans' Agent Orange Disabilities Act of 1987 - Creates a non-rebuttable presumption that, for the purposes of wartime disability compensation for Vietnam veterans, the following diseases shall be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated by, active military, naval, or air service in Vietnam during the Vietnam era: (1) non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; (2) lung cancer becoming manifest within 25 years of service; and (3) a disease that, in accordance with this Act, is determined to be reasonably associated with damage to or suppression of the immune system resulting from exposure to dioxin or any other toxic herbicide used in Vietnam and that is listed in regulations prescribed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs. Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with an appropriate nonprofit private scientific organization to: (1) conduct a survey of all scientific studies of the effects of dioxin and other toxic herbicides used by the United States in Vietnam on humans or animals; and (2) determine what (if any) diseases are reasonably associated with damage to or suppression of the human immune system as a result of exposure to such herbicides. Designates the National …

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats2 Republicans