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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 18— BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER VETERANS · SUBCHAPTER III— CHILDREN OF CERTAIN KOREA AND THAILAND SERVICE VETERANS BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA · § 1822

§ 1822. Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida

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(a)Benefits Authorized.— The Secretary may provide to any child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand who is suffering from spina bifida the health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under subchapter I of this chapter as if such child of a veteran of covered service in Thailand were a child of a Vietnam veteran who is suffering from spina bifida under such subchapter.
(b)Spina Bifida Conditions Covered.— This section applies with respect to all forms and manifestations of spina bifida, except spina bifida occulta.
(c)Veteran of Covered Service in Thailand.— For purposes of this section, a veteran of covered service in Thailand is any individual, without regard to the characterization of that individual’s service, who—
(1)served in the active military, naval, or air service in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975; and
(2)is determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to have been exposed to a herbicide agent during such service in Thailand.
(d)Herbicide Agent.— For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” means a chemical in a herbicide used in support of United States and allied military operations in Thailand, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975.
(Added Pub. L. 116–23, § 4(a), June 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 970.)
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  • 133 Stat. 970
  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1214
  • Pub. L. 89–358, § 5(c)
  • 88 Stat. 26
  • Pub. L. 89–623, § 1
  • 80 Stat. 873
  • Pub. L. 90–301, § 2(b)
  • 82 Stat. 113
  • Pub. L. 93–569
  • 88 Stat. 1866
  • section 3723 of this title
  • section 3724 of this title
  • section 3725 of this title
  • 133 Stat. 972
  • 133 Stat. 971
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