Summary: H.R.1482 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)All Information (Except Text)

There is one summary for H.R.1482. Bill summaries are authored by CRS.

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Introduced in House (03/04/2019)

Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act

This bill reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.