Bill > HR3752

This bill, named the Specialist Fourth Class Keith Smith Glioblastoma Parity Act of 2025, aims to provide veterans who served in certain locations during the Vietnam era with a presumptive service connection for glioblastoma multiforme (an aggressive type of brain cancer). The bill highlights the extensive use of herbicides, particularly Agent Orange, during the Vietnam War, noting that between 1961 and 1971, approximately 19 million gallons of 15 different herbicides were sprayed over southern Vietnam, with 13 million gallons being Agent Orange. The legislation recognizes the ongoing negative health impacts of Agent Orange exposure on veterans, Vietnamese people, and their descendants, and seeks to address these impacts by automatically considering glioblastoma multiforme as a service-connected condition for veterans who served in specific areas during the Vietnam era. By amending Title 38 of the United States Code, the bill would make it easier for affected veterans to receive medical benefits and compensation for this serious medical condition without having to prove that their illness was directly caused by their military service.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3752/all-info