Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73
§601 SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.
Title 38 › Part PART II— - GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY OR DEATH › § 601
Summary
Gives the title two official short names: "Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022" and the "FASTER Presumption Act of 2022." It says the terms "active military, naval, air, or space service," "toxic exposure," and "toxic-exposed veteran" use the meanings found in the law's existing definitions as updated by the Act.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §601
Veterans' Benefits — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
“(a)This title may be cited as the ‘Fairly Assessing Service-related Toxic Exposure Residuals Presumptions Act of 2022’ or the ‘FASTER Presumption Act of 2022’.
“(b)In this title, the terms ‘active military, naval, air, or space service’, ‘toxic exposure’, and ‘toxic-exposed veteran’ have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 102.
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38 U.S.C. § 601
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73