§ 42-129-1 - Definitions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 42-129-1

   § 42-129-1  Definitions. – As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

   (1) "Commission" means the Persian Gulf War information andrelief commission;

   (2) "Director" means the director of the department of humanservices;

   (3) "Department" means the department of human services;

   (4) "Veteran" means a person who (i) was a resident of thestate at the time of his or her induction into the armed forces of the UnitedStates or is currently a resident of the state, and (ii) served during thePersian Gulf War during Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm, asdefined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or any hostilities inSouthwest Asia conducted after September 11, 2001; and

   (5) "Gulf War-related risk substance" means any environmentalor chemical substance or condition which was present in the Persian Gulf regionduring and following the Persian Gulf War or which was present duringhostilities in Southwest Asia subsequent to September 11, 2001, including, butnot limited to, pesticides, chemical or biological warfare agents, vaccines,pyridostigmine bromide, infectious diseases, depleted uranium, oil well firesand smoke and petroleum products.