Opinion ID: 3049466
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Heading: The Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion

Text: Act of 2001 Ten years after the passage of the Agent Orange Act, Congress enacted the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-103, § 201, 115 Stat. 976 (2001) (“Benefits Expansion Act”), which, inter alia, amended the sunset date contained in 38 U.S.C. § 1116(e) and extended the Secretary’s authority to issue regulations designating serviceconnected ailments for another thirteen years.3 As a result, the provisions in 38 U.S.C. § 1116(b), (c) and (d) have remained in effect since 1991, and will continue to be effective until September 30, 2015, or until such other time as Congress shall establish, should it enact another extension. See 38 U.S.C.A. § 1116(e) (2006) (“Subsections (b) through (d) shall cease to be effective on September 30, 2015.”).