,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #a1        
#bjag,mr4 ,ross introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to clarify presumptions  
of service-connection relating to the   
exposure to herbicides of certain       
veterans who served in the ,armed       
,forces during the ,vietnam ,era1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fighting
 for ,orange-,stricken ,territories in  
the ,eastern ,region ,act4  #b4         
,clarification of presumptions of       
service-connection for veterans exposed 
to certain herbicides while serving in  
the ,armed ,forces during the ,vietnam  
,era  7a7 ,compensation ,section #aaaf  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7g7 ,in this 
section1 the term ,republic of ,vietnam 

includes each of the following3 7#a7    
,the territorial seas of the ,republic  
of ,vietnam4  7#b7 ,guam4  7#c7 ,the    
,northern ,mariana ,islands4  7#d7      
,american ,samoa4  4  7b7 ,health care  
,section #agaj7;e77#d7 of such title is 
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection--
 and inserting subsection32 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,the term ,republic 
of ,vietnam has the meaning given such  
term in section #aaaf7;g7 of this title4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall  
take effect as of ,september #be1 #aihe4