Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 5286 (Introduced in House) — To make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. · Sec. 301

Sec. 301. Definitions

174 words·~1 min read·/bill/114/hr/5286/ih/section-301·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

In this title: The term Armed Force means the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof. The term descendant means, with respect to an individual, the biological child or grandchild of that individual. The term exposed means, with respect to a toxic substance, that an individual came into contact with that toxic substance in a manner that could be hazardous to the health of that individual, that may include if that toxic substance was inhaled, ingested, or touched the skin or eyes.
The term exposure means, with respect to a toxic substance, an event during which an individual was exposed to that toxic substance. The term toxic substance means any substance determined by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to be harmful to the environment or hazardous to the health of an individual if inhaled or ingested by or absorbed through the skin of that individual. The term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.