Sec. 346. Study on use and presence of toxic chemicals in Panama Canal Zone
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Not later than December 31, 2025, the Armed Forces Pest Management Board shall conduct a study on the use and presence of herbicide agents and toxic chemicals by the Department in the Panama Canal Zone during the period beginning on January 1, 1958, and ending on December 31, 1999. The study conducted under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An assessment to determine the degree to which herbicide agents, including those known as rainbow herbicides , and other toxic chemicals were used, tested, stored, or otherwise dispensed within the Panama Canal Zone while members of the United States Armed Forces were stationed there. An assessment of how many members of the United States Armed Forces may have been affected by the usage of herbicide agents and other toxic chemicals. In this section: The term herbicide agent means a chemical in an herbicide. The term rainbow herbicide means herbicides known as Agent Pink, Agent Purple, Agent Blue, Agent Green, Agent White, and Agent Orange. The term toxic chemicals means persistent organic pollutants, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.