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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 566
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2019Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act.
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Removal of manifestation period required for presumptions of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents
Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking within one and all that follows through 1975;
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking within a and all that follows through 1975; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(I) Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more.
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