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Summary
Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents to veterans who served on (1) Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980; or (2) Johnston Atoll or a ship that went to Johnston Atoll between January 1, 1972, and September 30, 1977. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Additionally, the bill expands eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans with a disability associated with exposure to certain herbicides during specified times of military service on Guam, American Samoa, or Johnston Atoll.
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (7)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Improving benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019; H.R. 1424, Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act; H.R. 1713, Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act; H.R. 2997, Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act; H.R. 3221, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act; H.R. 3530, Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act; H.R. 3749, Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4305, Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act; H.R. 4477, Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act; H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1906, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act; S. 2216, TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3084, Modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of VA; S. 3147, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019; S. 3503, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4336, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Improving benefits for survivors of deceased servicemembers and to restore and improve veterans' benefits. H.R. 566, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act; H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act; H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019; H.R. 1424, Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act; H.R. 1713, Lonnie Kilpatrick Central Pacific Relief Act; H.R. 2997, Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act; H.R. 3221, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019; H.R. 3224, Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act; H.R. 3530, Improving Confidence in Veterans' Care Act; H.R. 3749, Legal Services for Homeless Veterans Act; H.R. 3932, Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act; H.R. 4305, Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act; H.R. 4477, Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act; H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act; H.R. 5610, Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act; H.R. 5697, Veterans Acute Crisis Care for Emergent Suicide Symptoms (ACCESS) Act of 2020; S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act; S. 332, Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2019; S. 785, Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act; S. 1906, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act; S. 2216, TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act; S. 2950, Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2019; S. 3084, Modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of VA; S. 3147, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019; S. 3503, A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes; H.R. 4336, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.
Client expense: $590,911 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office