Congress 108 - HR 533 - Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003

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Armed Forces and National Security Birth defects Child health Disabled Environmental Protection Families Health Herbicides Labor and Employment Veterans' benefits Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' education Veterans' medical care Vietnam veterans Vocational and technical education Vocational rehabilitation

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Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003 - Provides health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and a monthly disability allowance through the Department of Veterans Affairs to the natural child of a parent who performed qualifying herbicide-risk service (active military service in an area in which a Vietnam-era herbicide agent was used or service during which the parent was otherwise exposed to such agent) if such child was conceived after such service and suffers from spina bifida. (Currently, such benefits are authorized only for the spina bifida care of a Vietnam veteran's natural child conceived after the veteran first entered the Republic of Vietnam.)

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Dec 16, 2003

See Public Law 108-183.
Nov 19, 2003

Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, as amended, Title I, Section 102.
Jun 25, 2003

Provision incorporated. See H. R. 2297, Section 12.
Apr 10, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Feb 5, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 5, 2003

Introduced in House

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