S-529 : Still Just a Bill

Changes the commencement for the period of military service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for purposes of eligibility for hospital care and medical services for specified illnesses or conditions related to exposure to contaminated water at such installation, from January 1, 1957, to either August 1, 1953, or an earlier date that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in consultation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, shall specify.

Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register any earlier date chosen.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2013-05-09CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.Senate
2013-03-12IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Senate
2013-03-12IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
See Subjects
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Military facilities and property
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Water quality
  • North Carolina
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

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