Agent Orange Committee Update March/April 2016. AO-1 Research on Agent Orange/Dioxin Effects: The final update of Vietnam and Agent Orange, 2014 , is anticipated.
https://vva.org/news/agent-orange-committee-update-marchapril-2016/
Agent Orange is a very difficult chapter in our nation’s history and is past due that we correct the errors of the past.”. For decades, the VA denied disability and health benefits for Vietnam veterans that claimed Agent Orange exposure. It wasn't until 1991 that the VA began linking certain illnesses to the chemical. Daines said the current law has resulted in the prolonged suffering of veterans.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/235056-bipartisan-bill-would-expand-va-agent-orange-coverage
Monsanto's roles in agricultural changes, biotechnology products and lobbying of government agencies and roots as a chemical company have surrounded the company in controversies. The company once manufactured controversial products such as the insecticide DDT, PCBs, Agent Orange and recombinant bovine growth hormone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto
The Agent Orange Extension Act, H.R.3423, was introduced in the 114th Congress and, when passed, will extend and expand the 1991 Act. We need to encourage all members of Congress to reinstate it, as it is the foundation for all other Agent Orange and toxic substances programs and research.
https://vva.org/news/agent-orange-committee-update-marchapril-2016/
Rep. David Valadao (Calif.) has introduced the “Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act” (H.R. 299) that would clarify that service members serving off the coast of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict have a presumption for filing disability claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ailments associated with exposure to the ...
http://action.fra.org/latest-news/agent-orange-blue-water-vietnam-veterans-bill-introduced/
The U.S. government used 15 different herbicides, collectively known as Agent Orange, from 1962 to 1971, as part of its war in Vietnam to deny the enemy forces jungle cover and to destroy crops to drive the peasantry into refugee camps or cities.
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/vfp-national-projects/agent-orange/
U.S. planes sprayed some 11 million to 13 million gallons of Agent Orange in Vietnam between January 1965 and April 1970. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Agent Orange contained “minute traces” of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), more commonly known as dioxin.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/agent-orange
Subsequently, the Campaign shifted its focus to legislation in 2011. We helped draft and worked for passage of legislation to assist U.S. and Vietnamese victims. The third version of bill is H.R. 2114, Victims of Agent Orange Relief Act of 2015, introduced April 30, 2015, by Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/vfp-national-projects/agent-orange/
In the 1960s and 1970s, Monsanto was a major producer of Agent Orange for United States Armed Forces operations in Vietnam. In 1968, it became the first company to start mass production of (visible) light emitting diodes (LEDs), using gallium arsenide phosphide. From 1968 to 1970, sales doubled every few months.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsanto
Agent Orange. Introduction. Agent Orange was a powerful mixture of chemical defoliants used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate forest cover for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, as well as crops that might be used to feed them.
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/agent-orange
when was agent orange introduced?
The Agent Orange Extension was introduced in the 114th Congress.