§ 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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§ 1822
Benefits for children of certain Thailand service veterans born with spina bifida
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Stat.133 Stat. 970
Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1214
Pub. L.Pub. L. 89–358, § 5(c)
Stat.88 Stat. 26
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