Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-3444
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2020-03-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia

Cancer

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Conflicts and wars

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Disability assistance

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Neurological disorders

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension, and hypothyroidism for veterans who served in Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3444 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2020 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Brown , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Warren , Mr. Casey , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Markey , Mr. Udall , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Peters , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Booker , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Coons , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Reed , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Schatz , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Warner , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Smith , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2020 . 2. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (I) Parkinsonism. (J) Bladder cancer. (K) Hypertension. (L) Hypothyroidism. .