Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 566 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 15, 2019 Mr. 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 mani- festation 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agent Orange Expo- 4 sure Fairness Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:25 Jan 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H566.IH H566 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 566 IH SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF MANIFESTATION PERIOD REQUIRED 1 FOR PRESUMPTIONS OF SERVICE CONNEC- 2 TION FOR CERTAIN DISEASES ASSOCIATED 3 WITH EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN HERBICIDE 4 AGENTS. 5 Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 6 is amended— 7 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘within 8 one’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1975’’; 9 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘within a’’ 10 and all that follows through ‘‘1975’’; and 11 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub- 12 paragraph: 13 ‘‘(I) Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy 14 becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 15 percent or more.’’. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:25 Jan 29, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H566.IH H566 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS