H.R. 4816 - Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014
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(Washington, DC)–
“We applaud Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA17) and his colleagues in the House of
Representatives for introducing H.R. 4816, the Toxic Exposure Research
and Military Family Support Act of 2014,” said VVA National President
John Rowan. “Among the so-called invisible wounds of war are those
brought home by troops that may not manifest for a decade, or more. And
most tragically, they may pass on genetically to the children and
grandchildren of our nation’s warriors. Our children are the innocent
victims of our military service.”
This
bill, like S.1602, introduced by Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), instructs the
Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a national center for the
diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of the
descendants of veterans exposed to toxins during service in the Armed
Forces and to provide certain services to those descendants. Toxins,
such as Agent Orange, have been shown to cause birth defects in the
children of military personnel who came into contact with them, either
during the Vietnam War, in the storage and transportation of them, or by
riding in aircraft that had been previous used to transport the toxins.
H.R. 4816 would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs to
coordinate with the National Birth Defects Registry and create a central
research facility dedicated to studying and chronicling the incidence
of birth defects caused by toxins like Agent Orange.
H.R. 4816 has been referred to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs and Armed Services.
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