12°53.8’ 109°27.2’ At Ong Can Islet, Phu Khanh Province 13°54.0’ 109°21.0’ At Ly Son Islet, Nghia Binh Province 15°23.1' 109° 9.0' At Con Co Island, Binh Tri Thien Province 17°10.0' 107°20.6' (e) Herbicide agent In this section, the term herbicide agent has the meaning given that term in section 1116 (a)(3) of this title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116 the following new item: 1116A. Presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam. . (c) Implementation (1) Guidance Notwithstanding section 501 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may issue guidance to implement section 1116A of such title, as added by subsection (a), before prescribing new regulations under such section. (2) Updates On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which regulations are prescribed to carry out such section 1116A, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate updates on the status of such regulations. (3) Pending cases (A) Authority to stay The Secretary may stay a claim described in subparagraph (B) until the date on which the Secretary commences the implementation of such section 1116A. (B) Claims described A claim described in this subparagraph is a claim for disability compensation— (i) relating to the service and diseases covered by such section 1116A