,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #bc1   
#bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,ms4 ,warren1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for a         
presumption of service connected        
disability for certain veterans who     
served in ,palomares1 ,spain1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,palomares    
,veterans ,act of #bjah4  #b4           
,presumption of service connected       
disability for certain veterans who     
served in ,palomares1 ,spain  7a7       
,disability compensation ,section #aaab 
7c77#c77;,b7 of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new clause3  7v7  
,onsite participation in the response   
effort following the collision of a     

,united ,states ,air ,force ,b-#eb      
bomber and refueling plane that caused  
the release of four thermonuclear       
weapons in the vicinity of ,palomares1  
,spain1 during the period beginning     
,january #ag1 #aiff1 and ending ,march  
#ca1 #aifg4  4  7b7 ,effective date and 
applicability  7#a7 ,effective date ,the
 amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,applicability     
concerning dependency and indemnity     
compensation ,for purposes of section   
#acaj of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to a death 
notwithstanding whether such death      
occurred before1 on1 or after such date4