HI HCR36

Urges Congress to restore presumption of service connection for Agent Orange exposure to U.S. veterans who served in Vietnamese waters and airspace, including the Combat Zone, not just those with "boots on the ground."

Notes that 22 million gallons of Agent Orange herbicides were sprayed during Vietnam War, containing carcinogenic dioxin linked to Type II diabetes, various cancers, Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses.

Cites evidence that "Blue Water Navy" personnel on ships offshore were exposed to Agent Orange through airborne toxins and contaminated seawater used for drinking and cooking, with an Australian study showing distillation actually concentrated dioxin.

Highlights that the Agent Orange Act of 1991 presumptively recognized service-connected diseases for Vietnam veterans, but a 2001 Department of Veterans Affairs directive denied this presumption to Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force personnel lacking documented in-country presence.

Directs transmission of resolution to President, Congress leadership, and Hawaii's Congressional delegation as an official memorial supporting the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (H.R. 543).