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S. 409IntroducedARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001

Administrative procedure · Allergies · Autoimmune diseases
Sponsor
Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
R · TX
Key facts
Introduced: Feb 28, 2001
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 16
Congress: 107th
Latest action · Jun 28, 2001
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-489.

Summary

Persian Gulf War Illness Compensation Act of 2001 - Amends a veterans' benefits program of compensation for disabilities occurring in veterans of the Persian Gulf War to: (1) require such disabilities, to be compensable, to occur before December 31, 2011, or such later date as prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (2) define an "undiagnosed illness" in such veterans as one manifested by specified symptoms or signs the cause, etiology, or origin of which cannot be specifically and definitely identified; and (3) include an undiagnosed illness having such a symptom or sign within the presumption of being service-connected and therefore treatable as a service-connected disability.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Jun 28, 2001
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-489.
  2. Feb 28, 2001
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Feb 28, 2001
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1701)
  4. Feb 28, 2001
    Introduced in Senate

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