As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4, 5 T) and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4 D) and its contaminant tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (2, 3, 7, 8 dioxin, TCDD).
- (2) "Chemical agent" means dioxin or other toxic substances found in certain defoliants, herbicides, pesticides, and similar chemical substances or causative agents.
- (3) "Council" means the South Carolina Agent Orange Advisory Council.
- (4) "Program" means the Agent Orange Information and Assistance Program.
- (5) "Veteran" means a person who is a resident of this State and who served in the armed forces of the United States of America from the year 1959 through the year 1975.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 521, Section 1.