{"abstract":"This document amends Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations concerning benefits for children suffering from spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans. This is necessary to implement statutory changes contained in the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2000/06/02/00-13660.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"3","title":38},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"17","title":38},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"21","title":38}],"citation":"65 FR 35280","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: October 1, 1997.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"00-13660","effective_on":"1997-10-01","end_page":35283,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2000/06/02/00-13660.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/06/02/00-13660/children-suffering-from-spina-bifida-who-are-children-of-vietnam-veterans","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/00-13660?publication_date=2000-06-02","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2000-06-02/00-13660/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":231,"last_updated":"2026-08-24 00:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-06-02/pdf/00-13660.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2000-06-02","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2000/06/02/00-13660.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2900-AJ25":{"issue":"200004","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2900-AJ25/veterans-benefits-act-of-1997","title":"Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200004&RIN=2900-AJ25&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2900-AJ25"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T02:41:45Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":35280,"subtype":null,"title":"Children Suffering from Spina Bifida Who Are Children of Vietnam Veterans","toc_doc":"Children suffering from spina bifida who are children of Vietnam veterans","toc_subject":"Adjudication; pensions, compensation, dependency, etc.:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Alcohol abuse","Alcoholism","Armed forces","Civil rights","Claims","Colleges and universities","Day care","Dental health","Disability benefits","Drug abuse","Education","Employment","Foreign relations","Government contracts","Grant programs-education","Grant programs-health","Grant programs-veterans","Health care","Health facilities","Health professions","Health records","Homeless","Loan programs-education","Loan programs-veterans","Manpower training programs","Medical and dental schools","Medical devices","Medical research","Mental health programs","Nursing homes","Pensions","Philippines","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Scholarships and fellowships","Schools","Travel and transportation expenses","Veterans","Vietnam","Vocational education","Vocational rehabilitation"],"type":"Rule","volume":65}