Senate Bill 565
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 3, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
565
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act of 2021
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
March 3, 2021
04/28/2021
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
03/03/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/03/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:44 PM