S. 2791
IntroducedAtomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
6/29/2016 • Senate
Summary
Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands during the period January 1, 1977-December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Introduced in Senate • 4/13/2016
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
April 13, 2016
Committee Review
June 29, 2016
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
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