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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 969 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating 
to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2015 
Mr. GIBSON (for himself, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. RANGEL, 
Mr. LANCE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CART-
WRIGHT, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N 
of New Mexico, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. HIMES, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. 
RIBBLE, Mr. JONES, Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Mr. DELANEY, Mr. SIRES, Ms. BROWNLEY
of California, Mr. 
MCDERMOTT, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NEAL, 
Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. COOK, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. WASSERMAN 
SCHULTZ, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. FORBES, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 
SABLAN, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. ESTY, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. PETERS, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. CARTER 
of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. JOLLY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, 
Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. POLIS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. COHEN, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. LEE, Mr. MURPHY of 
Florida, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. MICHELLE
LUJAN
GRISHAM
of New Mexico, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WALZ, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. 
CURBELO of Florida, Mr. JOYCE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mrs. BEATTY, 
Mr. TONKO, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. LATTA, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. REED, Mr. ZELDIN, 
Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. HANNA, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Ms. MENG, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
PITTS, Mr. BENISHEK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. SIMPSON, 
Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. YODER, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. RENACCI, 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. HARDY, Ms. 
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BORDALLO, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
WEBSTER of Florida, and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presump-
tions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who 
served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blue Water Navy Viet-
nam Veterans Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPOSURE 
FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN VICINITY OF 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. 
(a) COMPENSATION.—Subsections (a)(1) and (f) of 
section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, are amended 
by inserting ‘‘(including the territorial seas of such Repub-
lic)’’ after ‘‘served in the Republic of Vietnam’’ each place 
it appears. 
(b) HEALTH CARE.—Section 1710(e)(4) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘(including the territorial seas of 
such Republic)’’ after ‘‘served on active duty in the Repub-
lic of Vietnam’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as of September 
25, 1985. 
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