Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act
Last action on May 9, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
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Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify diseases occurring in children of Vietnam veterans or other veterans that have a positive association with parental exposure to an herbicide agent before the date of conception; (2) include myelogenous leukemia among such diseases; (3) provide needed health care for such children's covered diseases or any associated disabilities; and (4) pay a monthly allowance to such children for any disability resulting from a covered disease, to be based on the degree of disability.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide vocational training to such children if the achievement of a vocational goal is reasonably feasible.
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