Grants to Identify and Provide Services to Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
Bill origination: Representative Trottier, Wayne
Pre-approved by Commissioner, ACOVA, and NDVCC
A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for the identification of and provision of services to veterans exposed to agent orange.
- Provide $100,000 grant fund to the ND chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America for purposes of reaching out to Vietnam Veterans to educate them on Agent Orange.
House Amendment:
- Changed from $100,000 to $50,000
Senate Amendment:
- Added additional $25,000 from environmental and rangeland protection fund
House refused to concur: sent to conference committee: Representatives Rohr, Seibel, and Amerman, Senators Dever, Poolman, and Marcellais.
- Senate receded its amendments
- Final bill to show $50,000