,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,we/]man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 
,cunn+ham1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4      
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,gian=te1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1
 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,blunt
 ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,hill ( ,arkansas1 ,mrs4 
,dem+s1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 & ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,cali=nia7 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