SJ 12 — RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR WHO WERE EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE.

Senate General Assembly SenateFile Joint Resolution No.

1230 January Session, 2023 LCOSenate Joint Resolution No.

364112 ReferredSenate, toMarch 7, 2023 The Committee on VETERANS'Veterans' ANDand MILITARYMilitary AFFAIRSAffairs Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(VA)MARX RESOLUTIONof RECOGNIZINGthe AND20th HONORINGDist., VETERANSChairperson OFof THEthe VIETNAMCommittee WARon WHOthe WEREpart EXPOSEDof TOthe AGENTSenate, ORANGE.that the joint resolution ought to be adopted.

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR WHO WERE EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE.

and WHEREAS, Connecticut waswasandis andhometo iscountlessveteransofthe home to countless veterans of the armed forces who performed above and beyond the call of duty;

and WHEREAS, over eight million such citizens bravely served in the Vietnam War, during a time when the herbicide known as "Agent LCOOrange" 3641was \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2023SJ-00012-R01widely used in Vietnam as part of 3the SB.docxUnited SenateStates' Jointherbicidal Resolutionwarfare No.program Operation Ranch Hand, from 1961 to 1971;

12and Orange"SJ12 was/ widelyFile usedNo. in Vietnam as part of the United States' herbicidal warfare program Operation Ranch Hand, from 1961 to 1971;

and30 WHEREAS,1 nearlySJ12 twentyFile millionNo. gallons of this orange powder were sprayed over the land from helicopters or low-flying aircraft, destroying vegetation and crops in order to deprive enemy guerillas of food and cover for their activities and exposing roughly two million six hundred thousand United States servicemembers to the herbicide and defoliant chemical;

30 WHEREAS, nearly twenty million gallons of this orange powder were sprayed over the land from helicopters or low-flying aircraft, destroying vegetation and crops in order to deprive enemy guerillas of food and cover for their activities and exposing roughly two million six hundred thousand United States servicemembers to the herbicide and defoliant chemical;

and WHEREAS, less than eight hundred thousand Vietnam veterans who were exposed to AgentAgentOrange Orange are alive today,today,andapproximately and approximately three hundred deaths occur among such veterans each day;

NOW,NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVED,thattheConnecticut THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Connecticut General Assembly hereby recognizes the veterans of the Vietnam War who were exposed to Agent Orange and honors such veterans for their untold and immeasurable sacrifice in service to this nation and its citizens.

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30 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The Senate Joint Resolutionrecognizesand honorstheveteransofthe Vietnam War who were exposed to Agent Orange, which results in no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None SJ12 / File No.

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30 OLR Bill Analysis SJ 12 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM WAR WHO WERE EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Resolutions.

COMMITTEE ACTION Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Joint Favorable Yea 19 Nay 0 (02/16/2023) SJ12 / File No.

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