Extension of Requirement for Quarterly Briefings on Administration of Authorities Relating to Determinations Regarding Presumptions of Service Connection Based on Toxic Exposure
Section 7201 · Sec. 7201 ·
What this chapter is about
The department must brief Congress every three months on toxic exposure claims. That duty was tied to two years. Now it runs to December 31, 2026.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 7201 in the PDF
What the document says
“is amended by striking "On a quarterly basis during the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act," and inserting "On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2026,".”
The section amends section 202(b)(2) of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168), commonly called the PACT Act.
What the document actually says
“is amended by striking "On a quarterly basis during the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act," and inserting "On a quarterly basis during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2026,".”
That sentence, in plain words
Words setting a two year run come out. Words ending the run on December 31, 2026 go in.
What this is about
Some veterans got sick from burn pits and other harms. The department must report on how it handles their claims. Those reports go on.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 7201, 139 Stat. 649 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“Extension of Requirement for Quarterly Briefings on Administration of Authorities Relating to Determinations Regarding Presumptions of Service Connection Based on Toxic Exposure,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 7201. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/section-7201/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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What This Page Covers, and What It Leaves Out
The one thing the section does: replace the two-year briefing period with one ending on a fixed date.
Nothing else. The section is one sentence.
The section works by amending the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022. That law is not indexed here, so this file does not say what the briefings must contain.
