legislation: 96-hr-8238

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96-hr-8238 96 hr 8238 Independent Agent Orange Study Act of 1980 Armed Forces and National Security 1980-09-30 1980-09-30 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26] NY R G000212 0 Independent Agent Orange Study Act of 1980 - Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall design a protocol for and conduct an epidemiological study of members of the Armed Forces who served during the Vietnam conflict and were exposed to any of the class of chemicals known as dioxins (including the herbicide known as Agent Orange). Provides that any expenses incurred by the Academy pursuant to this Act shall be paid or reimbursed by the Administrator. 2025-09-02T13:55:06Z  

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