,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #de  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1        
#bjag,ms4 ,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 
,yoho1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4   
,lance1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,ms4 
,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mrs4           
,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,miss      
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,ms4     
,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,hanabusa1    
,mr4 ,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4      
,cri/1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new   
,york1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1
 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,pallone1
 ,mr4 ,upton1 & ,ms4 ,bordallo7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution      
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t ^? :o    
s]v$ 9 ! bays1 h>bors1 & t]ritorial seas
 ( ! ,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod  
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on  
,may #g1 #aige1 %\ld be presum$ to h    
s]v$ 9 ! ,republic ( ,vietnam = all     

purposes "u ! ,ag5t ,orange ,act (      
#aiia4  ,:]eas section #aaaf7;f7 ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 /ates t ,= ! 
purposes ( e/abli%+ s]vice connection = 
a disability or dea? result+ f exposure 
to a h]bicide ag5t1 includ+ a           
presumption ( s]vice-connection "u ?is  
section1 a vet]an :o1 dur+ active       
milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice1 s]v$ 9 ! 
,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may   
#g1 #aige1 %all be presum$ to h be5     
expos$ dur+ su* s]vice to an h]bicide   
ag5t conta9+ diox9 or                   
#b1d-;di*loroph5oxyacetic acid1 & may be
 presum$ to h be5 expos$ dur+ su* s]vice
 to any o!r *emical comp\nd 9 an        
h]bicide ag5t1 unless !re is affirmative
 evid5ce to e/abli% t ! vet]an 0 n      
expos$ to any su* ag5t dur+ t s]vice42  
,:]eas ! int]national def9ition & ,unit$
 ,/ates-recogniz$ bord]s ( ! ,republic (
 ,vietnam includes ! bays1 h>bors1 &    
t]ritorial seas ( t ,republic2 ,:]eas   
multiple sci5tific & m$ical s\rces1     

includ+ /udies done by ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,au/ralia1 h %[n evid5ce ( exposure to  
h]bicide ag5ts su* z ,ag5t ,orange by ^?
 s]v+ 9 ! bays1 h>bors1 & t]ritorial    
seas ( ! ,republic ( ,vietnam2 ,:]eas   
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 !     
bays1 h>bors1 & t]ritorial seas ( !     
,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may   
#g1 #aige1 7 expos$ to ?is tox9 ?r\gh _!
 %ips' di/illation processes1 air & wat]
 curr5ts1 & ! use ( expos$ wat] f inl&  
s\rces1 su* z wat] f ne> heavily spray$ 
,monkey ,m\nta91 deliv]$ by expos$ wat] 
b>ges2 ,:]eas su* vet]ans exp]i5ce a    
significantly high] p]c5tage ( m$ical   
conditions associat$ ) ,ag5t ,orange    
exposure comp>$ to ^? 9 ! regul>        
populace2 ,:]eas :5 pass+ ! ,ag5t       
,orange ,act ( #aiia 7,public ,law      
#ajb-d71 ,congress did n diff]5tiate    
betwe5 ^? :o s]v$ on ! inl& wat]ways &  
on l& v]sus ^? :o s]v$ 9 ! bays1 h>bors1
 & t]ritorial seas ( t ,republic2 ,:]eas
 ! purpose beh9d provid+ presumptive    

cov]age = m$ical conditions associat$ ) 
exposure to ,ag5t ,orange is because    
prov+ su* exposure decades aft] its     
occurr5ce is n sci5tifically or m$ically
 possible2 & ,:]eas ?\s&s ( vet]ans :o  
s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! bays1 h>bors1 &
 t]ritorial seas ( ! ,republic (        
,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y 
#i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1 #aige1 die
 at increas+ rates e ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
int5t ( ! ,ag5t ,orange ,act ( #aiia    
7,public ,law #ajb-d7 includ$ !         
presumption t ^? vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! bays1 h>bors1 &         
t]ritorial seas ( ! ,republic ( ,vietnam
 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1     
#aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1 #aige1 s]v$ 9 
! ,republic ( ,vietnam = all purposes "u
 ! ,ag5t ,orange ,act ( #aiia2  7#b7    
int5ds = ^? vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$   
,=ces dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1
 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1 #aige1 9 !   
bays1 h>bors1 t]ritorial seas1 inl&     
wat]ways1 on ! gr\nd 9 ! ,republic (    

,vietnam1 & o!r areas expos$ to ,ag5t   
,orange1 & hav+ be5 diagnos$ ) connect$ 
m$ical conditions to be equally         
recogniz$ = su* exposure ?r\gh equitable
 b5efits & cov]age z ^? :o s]v$ 9 ! inl&
 riv]s & on ! ,vietnamese l& mass2 &    
7#c7 calls on ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs to review ! policy ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t excludes
 presumptive cov]age = exposure to ,ag5t
 ,orange to vet]ans describ$ 9 p>agraph 
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