,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,maffei introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to establish a task force on   
,agent ,orange exposure4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,lawrence ,j4 ,hackett ,jr4 ,vietnam    
,veterans ,agent ,orange ,fairness ,act4
  #b4 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 
task force on ,agent ,orange exposure   
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall establish a    
task force to assess and make           
recommendations about the care and      
compensation that should be provided to 
veterans who have been exposed to ,agent
 ,orange1 their spouses1 and multiple   
generations of their offspring4  7b7    
,composition ,the task force shall be   
composed of the following3  7#a7 ,the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7 

,the ,under ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs for ,benefits4  7#c7 ,the      
,under ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs 
for ,health4  7#d7 ,at least one        
representative from the ,institute of   
,medicine4  7#e7 ,individuals selected  
by the ,secretary who represent         
veterans' service organizations         
recognized by the ,secretary for the    
representation of veterans under section
 #eijb of title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code4  7#f7 ,such other individuals    
selected by the ,secretary who represent
 such other organizations and           
institutions as the ,secretary considers
 appropriate4  7c7 ,duties ,the duties  
of the task force are as follows3  7#a7 
,to make recommendations to establish a 
program to be known as the ,agent       
,orange ,illness ,compensation ,program 
to provide an exposed veteran1 or       
eligible survivor of that veteran if the
 veteran is deceased1 a lump sum payment
 for the injury1 illness1 or death of   
that veteran4  7#b7 ,to make            

recommendations for the establishment of
 a coordinated1 ongoing1 national       
outreach and education campaign using   
such means as direct mail1 on-line      
media1 social media1 and traditional    
media to communicate information about  
,agent ,orange exposures and health     
conditions to veterans who are affected 
by incidents of toxic exposures and     
their families4  7#c7 ,to make          
recommendations for compensation and    
health care for individuals with ,spina 
,bifida1 birth defects1 or other        
illnesses who are the children or       
descendants of members of the ,armed    
,forces who served in the ,republic of  
,vietnam or in or near the              
demilitarization zone in ,korea during  
certain time periods determined by the  
task force4  7#d7 ,to make              
recommendations for the establishment of
 a unified policy to deal with the      
consequences of exposure to hazardous   
materials in the military4  7d7         
,duration ,the task force established   

under subsection 7a7 shall terminate not
 later than two years after the date on 
which the task force is established     
under such subsection4  7e7 ,reports    
7#a7 ,submittal of report ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
establishment of the task force1 the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to ,congress a report on the     
findings of the task force this section4
  7#b7 ,assessment of implementation    
,not later than #abj days after the     
termination of the task force1 the      
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report containing the assessment of the 
,secretary regarding the implementation 
of the findings of the task force4  7f7 
,definition of ,agent ,orange ,in this  
section1 the term ,agent ,orange means a
 chemical in an herbicide used in       
support of the ,united ,states and      
allied military operations in the       
,republic of ,vietnam during the period 
beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 and    
ending on ,may #g1 #aige4