,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjag,mr4
 ,ross introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify         
presumptions ( s]vice-connection relat+ 
to ! exposure to h]bicides ( c]ta9      
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ !  
,vietnam ,era1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fight+ = ,orange-,/rick5 ,t]ritories 9 
! ,ea/]n ,region ,act4  #b4             
,cl>ification ( presumptions (          
s]vice-connection = vet]ans expos$ to   
c]ta9 h]bicides :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$     
,=ces dur+ ! ,vietnam ,era  7a7         
,comp5sation ,section #aaaf ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7g7  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,republic (       
,vietnam includes ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,! t]ritorial seas ( ! ,republic (      
,vietnam4  7#b7 ,guam4  7#c7 ,! ,nor!rn 

,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#d7 ,am]ican ,samoa4  
4  7b7 ,heal? c>e ,section #agaj7;e77#d7
 ( su* title is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+  
subsection-- & ins]t+ subsection32 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,! t]m ,republic (   
,vietnam has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #aaaf7;g7 ( ?is title4  4  7c7  
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take effect z
 ( ,septemb] #be1 #aihe4