HR 1541 · 107th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act

Introduced 2001-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.(2001-05-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify diseases occurring in children of Vietnam veterans or other veterans that have a positive association with parental exposure to an herbicide agent before the date of conception; (2) include myelogenous leukemia among such diseases; (3) provide needed health care for such children's covered diseases or any associated disabilities; and (4) pay a monthly allowance to such children for any disability resulting from a covered disease, to be based on the degree of disability. Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such children if the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1541, Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act

Jun 7, 2001

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 24, 2001</p>

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H.R. 1541, Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act

Jun 7, 2001

Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 24, 2001

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats1 Republican1 Independent