REPORT ON EFFORTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO ADD TO THE LIST OF DISEASES FOR WHICH PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION IS WARRANTED FOR PURPOSES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION BY REASON OF HAVING POSITIVE ASSOCIATION WITH EXPOSURE TO AN HERBICIDE AGENT.

SEC. 801. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO ADD TO THE LIST OF DISEASES FOR WHICH PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE-CONNECTION IS WARRANTED FOR PURPOSES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION BY REASON OF HAVING POSITIVE ASSOCIATION WITH EXPOSURE TO AN HERBICIDE AGENT. (a) In General.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report setting forth the status of any efforts of the Secretary to determine whether to promulgate new regulations to add to the list of diseases for which a presumption of service-connection is warranted for purposes of section 1110 of title 38, United States Code, by reason of having positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent. (b) Contents.—The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed explanation of any delays in making a determination described in such subsection. (2) An estimate of the cost of adding to the list of diseases described in such subsection. (3) The date the Secretary anticipates on which the Secretary will promulgate new regulations as described in such subsection. (c) Definition of Herbicide Agent.—For purposes of this section, the term “herbicide agent” has the meaning given such term in section 1116 of title 38, United States Code.