,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ah1 #bjah,mr4
 ,we/]man 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mrs4 
,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 
,tipton1 & ,mr4 ,poliqu97 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to modify ! presumption (      
s]vice connection = vet]ans :o 7 expos$ 
to h]bicide ag5ts :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$   
,=ces 9 ,?ail& dur+ ! ,vietnam era1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,modification (      
presumption ( s]vice connection =       
vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to h]bicide ag5ts   
:ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ,?ail& dur+ 
! ,vietnam era  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t if ! ,secret>y creates a       
presumption ( s]vice connection betwe5 !
 occurr5ce ( a disease & exposure to a  
h]bicide ag5t :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
dur+ ! ,vietnam era at a milit>y base 9 
,?ail&1 su* presumption also applies to 
exposure to a h]bicide ag5t :ile s]v+ 9 

! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! ,vietnam era at any
 milit>y base locat$ 9 ,?ail& )\t reg>d 
to :]e on ! base ! vet]an 0 locat$ or   
:at milit>y job specialty ! vet]an      
p]=m$4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,h]bicide ag5t ,! t]m h]bicide ag5t
 has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section     
#aaaf7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#b7 ,vet]an & vietnam era ,!   
t]ms vet]an & ,vietnam era h ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #aja ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #b4 ,b5efits 
= *ildr5 ( c]ta9 ,?ail& s]vice vet]ans  
born ) sp9a bifida  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ah ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #ahbb4  
,b5efits = *ildr5 ( c]ta9 ,?ail& s]vice 
vet]ans born ) sp9a bifida  7a7 ,b5efits
 au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y may provide to   
any *ild ( a vet]an ( cov]$ s]vice 9    
,?ail& :o is suff]+ f sp9a bifida !     
heal? c>e1 vocational tra9+ &           
rehabilitation1 & monet>y all[ance      
requir$ to be paid to a *ild ( a        

,vietnam vet]an :o is suff]+ f sp9a     
bifida "u sub*apt] ,i ( ?is *apt] z if  
su* *ild ( a vet]an ( cov]$ s]vice 9    
,?ail& 7 a *ild ( a ,vietnam vet]an :o  
is suff]+ f sp9a bifida "u su* sub*apt]4
  7b7 ,sp9a bifida conditions cov]$ ,?is
 section applies ) respect to all =ms & 
manife/ations ( sp9a bifida1 except sp9a
 bifida occulta4  7c7 ,vet]an ( cov]$   
s]vice 9 ,?ail& ,= purposes ( ?is       
section1 a vet]an ( cov]$ s]vice 9      
,?ail& is any individual1 )\t reg>d to !
 *>act]ization ( t individual's s]vice1 
:o--  7#a7 s]v$ 9 ! active milit>y1     
naval1 or air s]vice 9 ,?ail&1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y 9 consultation ) !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may   
#g1 #aige2 &  7#b7 is det]m9$ by !      
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,def5se1 to h be5 expos$ to a h]bicide
 ag5t dur+ su* s]vice 9 ,?ail&4  7d7    
,h]bicide ag5t ,= purposes ( ?is        
section1 ! t]m h]bicide ag5t means a    
*emical 9 a h]bicide us$ 9 support (    

,unit$ ,/ates & alli$ milit>y op]ations 
9 ,?ail&1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 9    
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1   
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1      
#aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1 #aige4  4  7b7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,sub*apt] head+
 ,! head+ = sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ah (
 su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ & ,?ail&  
aft] ,korea4  7#b7 ,table ( sections ,! 
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ah
 ( su* title is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ! 
item relat+ to sub*apt] ,,iii & ins]t+ !
 foll[+ new item3  ,sub*apt]            
,,iii--,*ildr5 ( c]ta9 ,korea & ,?ail&  
s]vice vet]ans born ) sp9a bifida  2  & 
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to    
section #ahba ! foll[+ new item3  #ahbb4
 ,b5efits = *ildr5 ( c]ta9 ,?ail& s]vice
 vet]ans born ) sp9a bifida4  4