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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 810
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 17 (legislative day, March 16), 2021
Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Brown, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Casey, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
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Addition of additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam
Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 9109 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
Hypertension.
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.
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