STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1687-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   H.C.R. No. 175

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 175 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO RESTORE THE PRESUMPTION OF A SERVICE CONNECTION FOR AGENT ORANGE EXPOSURE TO UNITED STATES VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE WATERS DEFINED BY THE COMBAT ZONE AND IN THE AIRSPACE OVER THE COMBAT ZONE IN VIETNAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the united states congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States veterans who served in the waters defined by the combat zone and in the airspace over the combat zone in Vietnam.

Your committee received testimony in support from the Hawaii State Office of Veterans' Services, the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and one individual.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 175 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair