II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 21, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agent Orange Exposure Fairness Act of 2018 . 2. Removal of manifestation period required for presumptions of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents Section 1116(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking within one and all that follows through 1975 ; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking within a and all that follows through 1975 ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. .