Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-2634
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-07-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Environmental health
Foreign aid and international relief
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Monuments and memorials
Research administration and funding
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Veterans' medical care
Vietnam
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: 
Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of State to provide assistance to address the health care needs of covered individuals. Defines a &quot;covered individual&quot; as an individual who is: (1) a resident of Vietnam, and (2) affected by health issues related to exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam era.
 
Requires such assistance to include assistance to: (1) institutions in Vietnam that provide health care to such individuals, (2) repair and rebuild substandard homes in Vietnam, (3) remediate areas in Vietnam that continue to contain high levels of contaminants, and (4) support research relating to health issues of covered individuals.
 
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish at least two regional medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) designed to address the medical needs of descendants of Vietnam era veterans, (2) make grants to appropriate public health organizations and Vietnamese-American organizations to conduct a broad health assessment of Vietnamese-Americans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and their children, and (3) ensure that the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study is expanded to include a mortality and morbidity study examining the health outcomes of Vietnam veterans.
 
Defines a &quot;victim&quot; as any individual who is a Vietnamese national, Vietnamese-American, or U.S. veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange, or the progeny of such an individual, and who has a disease or disability associated with this exposure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2011-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1403)
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-07-25
text: Introduced in House