Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act

Bill: 119-hr-2149
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2025-03-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Correcting Guam's History in the PACT Act</b></p> <p>This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. 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> <p>Under the bill, service performed in Guam or its territorial waters between August 15, 1958, and July 31, 1980, provides a veteran who has a specified disease that is associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents with eligibility for a presumption of service-connection. (Under current law, the eligible time frame for service in Guam is between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980.)</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 14, 2025 Mr. Moylan (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. LaLota , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Titus , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee of Nevada , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Chu , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Meng , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , and Ms. Hoyle of Oregon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act . 2. Expansion of eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam Section 1116(d)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof, and inserting Guam (or in the territorial waters thereof) during the period beginning on August 15, 1958, and ending on July 31, 1980, or American Samoa (or in the territorial waters thereof) .