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S. 1665119th Congress
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The OATH Act of 2025 would require the VA to find and notify veterans of secret programs about disability benefits they may be owed.
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The bill requires the VA to identify veterans who participated in "secrecy oath programs," such as the Edgewood Arsenal chemical and biological testing program, and notify them of benefits within 90 days. It also changes disability backdating rules so payments start from the day after discharge instead of the application date.
Veterans who served under secrecy oaths, especially older Edgewood Arsenal veterans and their families, are affected, along with the VA, which gains new tracking and notification duties.
Because these veterans were barred from discussing their service, many never knew they qualified for benefits or never applied, leaving them without compensation they may have been owed for decades.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.