To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7476
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2020-07-01
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Foreign language and bilingual programs

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Veterans' medical care

Vietnam
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report on outreach activities regarding the potential exposure of veterans to certain herbicide agents utilized, stored, or tested by the military between May 1, 1945, and June 10, 1977, at sites outside of Vietnam. The report must indicate whether outreach activities are being conducted in Spanish.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7476 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2020 Mr. Vela introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress on programs to notify veterans of potential exposure to certain herbicide agents outside of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

1. Report on outreach by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding potential exposure of veterans to herbicide agents (a) Report required No later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report detailing outreach activities regarding the potential exposure of veterans to certain herbicide agents at sites outside of Vietnam. (b) Spanish language outreach The report required by subsection (a) shall include information on whether outreach activities are being conducted in Spanish. (c) Herbicide agent defined For the purposes of this Act, the term herbicide agent means a chemical in an herbicide used or stored by the United States and allied military forces for the purposes of military operations or testing during the period starting on May 1, 1945 and ending on June 10, 1977.