,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cage  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bh1 #bjah,mrs4  
,mc,caskill 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blunt7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide heal? c>e1 vocational tra9+ &   
rehabilitation1 & monet>y all[ance to   
*ildr5 suff]+ f sp9a bifida ^: p>5ts are
 vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,?ail& & 7 expos$ to 
h]bicide ag5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,?ail& ,vet]an ,ag5t ,orange ,p>ity ,act
 ( #bjah4  #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
 ,con=m+ am5dm5t to def9ition ( *ild    
,section #ahca7a7 ( su* title is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--  7,a7 9 !    
matt] be=e clause 7i71 by /rik+ sub*apt]
 ,,iii ( ?is *apt] & ins]t+ section     
#ahba ( ?is title2 &  7,b7 9 clause 7i71
 by /rik+ section #ahba ( ?is title &   
ins]t+ su* section2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,= 
purposes ( section #ahbb ( ?is title1 an
 individual1 reg>dless ( age or m>ital  
/atus1 :o--  7i7 is ! natural *ild ( a  
vet]an ( cov]$ s]vice 9 ,?ail& 7z       
det]m9$ = purposes ( su* section72 &    
7ii7 0 conceiv$ aft] ! date on :i* t    
vet]an fir/ ent]$ s]vice describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 ( su* section4  4  7c7   

,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  7d7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ! date t is 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4