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US S1039

US S1039
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes.


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Introduced
03/25/2021
In Committee
03/25/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve com- pensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans. It does this by reducing the threshold of eligibility for benefits, making the period of eligibility permanent, establishing a singular disability-based questionnaire for identifying Gulf War Illness, expanding the definition of "Persian Gulf veteran" to include veterans who served in Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Turkey, Syria, or Jordan, and requiring the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that healthcare personnel are appropriately trained to effectively implement these provisions.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (on 04/28/2021)

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