38 USC 1118 - Presumptions of service connection for illnesses associated with service in the Persian Gulf during the Persian Gulf War

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of the enactment of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, referred to in subsec. (span), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 117–168, which was approved Aug. 10, 2022.

Amendments

2022—Subsecs. (span) to (e). Puspan. L. 117–168 added subsec. (span) and struck out former subsecs. (span) to (e) which related to determinations of presumptions of service connection between illnesses and exposure to toxic agents during the Persian Gulf War.

2001—Subsec. (a)(4). Puspan. L. 107–103, § 202(span)(2), added par. (4).

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 107–103, § 202(d)(1), substituted “on September 30, 2011” for “10 years after the first day of the fiscal year in which the National Academy of Sciences submits to the Secretary the first report under section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2001 Amendment

Amendment by section 202(span)(2) of Puspan. L. 107–103 effective Mar. 1, 2002, see section 202(c) of Puspan. L. 107–103, set out as a note under section 1117 of this title.