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Union Calendar No. 523 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 299 
[Report No. 115–680] 
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 
JANUARY 5, 2017 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. 
ROSS, and Mr. LOBIONDO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 18, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. PALAZZO, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. ZELDIN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 
MULLIN, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. KNIGHT, Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. SLAUGH-
TER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, 
Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. RUSH, Mr. YODER, Mr. NUNES, 
Miss RICE of New York, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. JONES, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. WELCH, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Ms. FRANKEL
of Florida, Mr. THOMPSON
of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
KING of New York, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. COSTELLO of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. HECK, 
Mr. MARINO, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
BYRNE, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. KATKO, Mr. 
CRAMER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 
Mr. LATTA, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. WALBERG, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. ROGERS of 
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Kentucky, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. GABBARD, 
Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. VELA, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 
TONKO, Mr. HILL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. GENE GREEN of 
Texas, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. OLSON, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KIND, Mr. MAC-
ARTHUR, Ms. MENG, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. ESTY of Connecticut, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali-
fornia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. BABIN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. FASO, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. UPTON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MAST, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
GIBBS, Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. SOTO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. HAS-
TINGS, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 
BERGMAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. SMITH of 
New Jersey, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 
FOSTER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mrs. 
LOVE, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. 
RICE of South Carolina, Mr. HULTGREN, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. TURNER, Mr. 
YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. BLUM, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
ROTHFUS, Mr. GROTHMAN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N 
of Puerto Rico, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. DUNN, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CORREA, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. HIGGINS 
of New York, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RUTHERFORD, 
Mr. NOLAN, Mrs. ROBY, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. HARTZLER, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. HARPER, 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. COOK, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. ISSA, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 
BUTTERFIELD, Mr. PERRY, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. CRIST, 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. DESAULNIER, 
Mr. PETERSON, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. BEN 
RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. WALDEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. RASKIN, 
Mr. BACON, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. STIV-
ERS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. STEWART, Mr. REED, Mr. EVANS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
JORDAN, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. DENT, 
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Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BRAT, 
Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MICHAEL 
F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
AMASH, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MESSER, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. ESTES 
of Kansas, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. REICHERT, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
DENHAM, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. ROS-
KAM, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. KINZINGER, 
Mr. KHANNA, Mr. POLIS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
GOSAR, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SHUSTER, 
Mrs. HANDEL, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Ms. BASS, Mr. COLLINS of New York, 
Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BEYER, Mrs. 
BLACK, and Mr. SESSIONS 
MAY 18, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 5, 2017] 
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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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF PRESUMPTIONS OF EXPO-
SURE FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN VICIN-
ITY OF REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1116A. Presumptions of service connection for vet-
erans who served in the territorial seas of 
the Republic of Vietnam 
‘‘(a) SERVICE CONNECTION.—For the purposes of sec-
tion 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this 
title, a disease covered by section 1116 of this title becoming 
manifest as specified in that section in a veteran who, dur-
ing active military, naval, or air service, served in the terri-
torial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period 
beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, 
shall be considered to have been incurred in or aggravated 
by such service, notwithstanding that there is no record of 
evidence of such disease during the period of such service. 
‘‘(b) EXPOSURE.—A veteran who, during active mili-
tary, naval, or air service, served in the territorial seas of 
the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on 
January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, shall be pre-
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sumed to have been exposed during such service to an herbi-
cide agent containing dioxin or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic 
acid, and may be presumed to have been exposed during 
such service to any other chemical compound in an herbi-
cide agent, unless there is affirmative evidence to establish 
that the veteran was not exposed to any such agent during 
that service. 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AWARD.—(1) Except as pro-
vided by paragraph (2), the effective date of an award 
under this section shall be determined in accordance with 
section 5110 of this title. 
‘‘(2)(A) Notwithstanding subsection (g) of section 5110 
of this title, the Secretary shall determine the effective date 
of an award based on a claim under this section for a vet-
eran described in subparagraph (B) by treating the date 
on which the veteran filed the prior claim specified in clause 
(i) of such subparagraph as the date on which the veteran 
filed the claim so awarded under this section. 
‘‘(B) A veteran described in this subparagraph is a 
veteran who meets the following criteria: 
‘‘(i) The veteran submitted a claim for disability 
compensation on or after September 25, 1985, and be-
fore January 1, 2019, for a disease covered by this 
section, and the claim was denied by reason of the 
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claim not establishing that the disease was incurred 
or aggravated by the service of the veteran. 
‘‘(ii) The veteran submits a claim for disability 
compensation on or after January 1, 2019, for the 
same condition covered by the prior claim under 
clause (i), and the claim is approved pursuant to this 
section. 
‘‘(d) HERBICIDE AGENT.—In this section, the term 
‘herbicide agent’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1116 (a)(3) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1116 the following new item: 
‘‘1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served in the terri-
torial seas of the Republic of Vietnam.’’. 
(c) 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 Republic 
of Vietnam’’. 
(d) OUTREACH.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall conduct outreach to inform veterans de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of the ability to submit a 
claim for disability compensation under section 
1116A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a). 
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(2) VETERAN DESCRIBED.—A veteran described 
in this paragraph is a veteran who, during active 
military, naval, or air service, served in the terri-
torial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the pe-
riod beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on 
May 7, 1975. 
(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2020, and 
not later than January 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on 
claims for disability compensation under section 1116A of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
Each report shall include the following with respect to the 
period covered by the report, disaggregated by the regional 
offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
(1) The number of claims filed under such sec-
tion. 
(2) The number of such claims granted. 
(3) The number of such claims denied. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2019. 
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SEC. 2. PRESUMPTION OF HERBICIDE EXPOSURE FOR CER-
TAIN VETERANS WHO SERVED IN KOREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116A, 
as added by section 1, the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for cer-
tain veterans who served in Korea 
‘‘(a) PRESUMPTION
OF SERVICE-CONNECTION.—(1) 
For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject 
to section 1113 of this title, a disease specified in subsection 
(b) that becomes manifest as specified in that subsection in 
a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered 
to have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in 
the active military, naval, or air service, notwithstanding 
that there is no record of evidence of such disease during 
the period of such service. 
‘‘(2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran 
who, during active military, naval, or air service, served 
in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), during 
the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on 
August 31, 1971. 
‘‘(b) DISEASES.—A disease specified in this subsection 
is— 
‘‘(1) a disease specified in paragraph (2) of sub-
section (a) of section 1116 of this title that becomes 
manifest as specified in that paragraph; or 
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‘‘(2) any additional disease that— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary determines in regula-
tions warrants a presumption of service-connec-
tion by reason of having positive association 
with exposure to an herbicide agent; and 
‘‘(B) becomes manifest within any period 
prescribed in such regulations. 
‘‘(c) HERBICIDE AGENT.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘herbicide agent’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 1821(d) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 1116A, as added by section 1, 
the following new item: 
‘‘1116B. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in 
Korea.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on January 1, 2019. 
SEC. 3. BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF CERTAIN THAILAND 
SERVICE 
VETERANS 
BORN 
WITH 
SPINA 
BIFIDA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 18 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand 
service veterans born with spina bifida 
‘‘(a) BENEFITS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may 
provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thai-
land who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vo-
cational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allow-
ance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran 
who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of 
this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service 
in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suf-
fering from spina bifida under such subchapter. 
‘‘(b) SPINA BIFIDA CONDITIONS COVERED.—This sec-
tion applies with respect to all forms and manifestations 
of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta. 
‘‘(c) VETERAN OF COVERED SERVICE IN THAILAND.— 
For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service 
in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the char-
acterization of that individual’s service, who— 
‘‘(1) served in the active military, naval, or air 
service in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during 
the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending 
on May 7, 1975; and 
‘‘(2) is determined by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense, to have been ex-
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posed to a herbicide agent during such service in 
Thailand. 
‘‘(d) HERBICIDE AGENT.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘herbicide agent’ means a chemical in a herbicide 
used in support of United States and allied military oper-
ations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period 
beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 
1975.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SUBCHAPTER
HEADING.—The heading for 
subchapter III of chapter 18 of such title is amended 
by inserting ‘‘AND THAILAND’’ after ‘‘KOREA’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 18 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking the item relating to sub-
chapter III and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—CHILDREN OF CERTAIN KOREA AND THAILAND SERVICE 
VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1821 the following new item: 
‘‘1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina 
bifida.’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
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fairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report identifying— 
(1) the military installations of the United 
States located in Thailand during the period begin-
ning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 
1975, at which an herbicide agent (as defined in sec-
tion 1822 of title 38, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a)) was actively used; and 
(2) the period of such use. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON CERTAIN GULF WAR ILLNESS STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report on the findings, as of 
the date of the report, of the Follow-up Study of a National 
Cohort of Gulf War and Gulf Era Veterans under the epide-
miology program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 5. LOANS GUARANTEED UNDER HOME LOAN PROGRAM 
OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) 
ADJUSTMENT
OF
LOAN
LIMIT.—Section 
3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i)(IV)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the lesser of’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘or 25 percent of the loan’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘Freddie 
Mac’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘amount of the loan.’’. 
(b) LOAN FEES.—Section 3729(b)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking the loan fee table and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘Type of loan 
Active duty 
veteran 
Reservist 
Other obli-
gor 
(A)(i) Initial loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 0-down, or any other 
initial loan described in section 
3710(a) other than with 5-down or 
10-down (closed on or after October 
1, 2004, and before January 1, 2019) 
2.15 
2.40 
NA 
(A)(ii) Initial loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 0-down, or any other 
initial loan described in section 
3710(a) other than with 5-down or 
10-down (closed on or after January 
1, 2019, and before October 1, 2026) 
2.40 
2.40 
NA 
(A)(iii) Initial loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 0-down, or any other 
initial loan described in section 
3710(a) other than with 5-down or 
10-down (closed on or after October 
1, 2026, and before October 1, 2027) 
2.15 
2.15 
NA 
(A)(iv) Initial loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 0-down, or any other 
initial loan described in section 
3710(a) other than with 5-down or 
10-down (closed on or after October 
1, 2027) 
1.40 
1.40 
NA 
(B)(i) Subsequent loan described in sec-
tion 3710(a) to purchase or construct 
a dwelling with 0-down, or any other 
subsequent loan described in section 
3710(a) (closed on or after October 1, 
2004, and before January 1, 2019) 
3.30 
3.30 
NA 
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‘‘Type of loan 
Active duty 
veteran 
Reservist 
Other obli-
gor 
(B)(ii) Subsequent loan described in 
section 3710(a) to purchase or con-
struct a dwelling with 0-down, or 
any other subsequent loan described 
in section 3710(a) (closed on or after 
January 1, 2019, and before October 
1, 2026) 
3.80 
3.80 
NA 
(B)(iii) Subsequent loan described in 
section 3710(a) to purchase or con-
struct a dwelling with 0-down, or 
any other subsequent loan described 
in section 3710(a) (closed on or after 
October 1, 2026, and before October 
1, 2027) 
3.30 
3.30 
NA 
(B)(iv) Subsequent loan described in 
section 3710(a) to purchase or con-
struct a dwelling with 0-down, or 
any other subsequent loan described 
in section 3710(a) (closed on or after 
October 1, 2027) 
1.25 
1.25 
NA 
(C)(i) 
Loan 
described 
in 
section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 5-down (closed before 
January 1, 2019) 
1.50 
1.75 
NA 
(C)(ii) 
Loan 
described 
in 
section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 5-down (closed on or 
after January 1, 2019, and before 
October 1, 2026) 
1.75 
1.75 
NA 
(C)(iii) Loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 5-down (closed on or 
after October 1, 2026, and before Oc-
tober 1, 2027) 
1.50 
1.50 
NA 
(C)(iv) 
Loan 
described 
in 
section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 5-down (closed on or 
after October 1, 2027) 
0.75 
0.75 
NA 
(D)(i) 
Loan 
described 
in 
section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 10-down (closed before 
January 1, 2019) 
1.25 
1.50 
NA 
(D)(ii) 
Loan 
described 
in 
section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 10-down (closed on or 
after January 1, 2019, and before 
October 1, 2026) 
1.45 
1.45 
NA 
(D)(iii) Loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 10-down (closed on or 
after October 1, 2026, and before Oc-
tober 1, 2027) 
1.25 
1.25 
NA 
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‘‘Type of loan 
Active duty 
veteran 
Reservist 
Other obli-
gor 
(D)(iv) Loan described in section 
3710(a) to purchase or construct a 
dwelling with 10-down (closed on or 
after October 1, 2027) 
0.50 
0.50 
NA 
(E) Interest rate reduction refinancing 
loan 
0.50 
0.50 
NA 
(F) Direct loan under section 3711 
1.00 
1.00 
NA 
(G) Manufactured home loan under sec-
tion 3712 (other than an interest 
rate reduction refinancing loan) 
1.00 
1.00 
NA 
(H) Loan to Native American veteran 
under section 3762 (other than an 
interest rate reduction refinancing 
loan) 
1.25 
1.25 
NA 
(I) Loan assumption under section 
3714 
0.50 
0.50 
0.50 
(J) Loan under section 3733(a) 
2.25 
2.25 
2.25’’. 
(c) COLLECTION OF LOAN FEES.—Section 3729(c) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A fee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), a fee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) A fee shall be collected under this section from 
any veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less 
than total, or any surviving spouse of such a veteran, who, 
on or after January 1, 2019, receives a loan in an amount 
that exceeds the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit limita-
tion determined under section 305(a)(2) of the Federal 
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 
1454(a)(2)) for a single-family residence, as adjusted for 
the year involved.’’. 
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under sections 3731 of such title, as amended by subsection 
(a). 
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Union Calendar No. 523 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 299 
[Report No. 115–680] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
presumptions relating to the exposure of certain 
veterans who served in the vicinity of the Repub-
lic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 
MAY 18, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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