K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
Summary
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain diseases becoming manifest in a veteran who served on active duty at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between January 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005. Specifically, there must be a presumption of service-connection for veterans who manifest illnesses that have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint, as determined by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions 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. Veterans who served at K2 Air Base during the specified period are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for an illness that has been determined by NASEM to have a positive association with exposure to jet fuel, volatile organic compounds, high levels of particulate matter, depleted uranium, asbestos, or lead-based paint.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action Feb 25, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Committee
1
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 77 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew R. Garbarino
RRepublican
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Craig
DDemocratic
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Barry Moore
RRepublican
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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