,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,spanb]g] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4 
,slotk91 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4
 ,mit*ell1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,got!im]7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% presumptions ( 
s]vice connection = diseases associat$ )
 firefight+4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,mi*ael ,lecik ,milit>y 
,firefight]s ,protection ,act4  #b4     
,presumptions ( s]vice connection =     
diseases associat$ ) firefight+  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #aa (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #aaai4 ,presumptions ( s]vice 
connection = diseases associat$ )       
firefight+  7a7 ,s]vice connection ,= ! 
purposes ( section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & 
subject to section #aaac ( ?is title1 a 

disease specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 becom+
 manife/ 9 a vet]an describ$ 9          
subsection 7c7 to a degree ( disability 
specifi$ 9 subsection 7d7 & )9 ! p]iod  
specifi$ 9 subsection 7e7 %all be       
consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or aggravat$
 dur+ active milit>y1 naval1 or air     
s]vice1 not)/&+ t !re is no record (    
evid5ce ( su* disease dur+ a p]iod ( su*
 s]vice4  7b7 ,specifi$ diseases ,!     
diseases specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,he>t disease4  7#b7 ,lung
 disease4  7#c7 ,bra9 canc]4  7#d7      
,canc] ( ! blood or lymphatic sy/ems4   
7#e7 ,leukemia4  7#f7 ,lymphoma 7except 
,hodgk9's disease74  7#g7 ,multiple     
myeloma4  7#h7 ,bladd] canc]4  7#i7     
,kidney canc]4  7#aj7 ,canc] ( !        
reproductive sy/em 7includ+ te/icul>    
canc]74  7#aa7 ,canc] ( ! dige/ive      
sy/em4  7#ab7 ,colon canc]4  7#ac7 ,liv]
 canc]4  7#ad7 ,sk9 canc]4  7#ae7 ,lung 
canc]4  7#af7 ,brea/ canc]4  7#ag7 ,ea* 
additional disease 7if any7 t !         
,secret>y det]m9es 9 regulations        

prescrib$ "u ?is section--  7,a7 w>rants
 a presumption ( s]vice connection by   
reason ( hav+ positive association )    
firefight+2 &  7,b7 becomes manife/ )9 !
 p]iod 7if any7 prescrib$ 9 su*         
regulations 9 a vet]an describ$ 9       
subsection 7c71 n)/&+ subsection 7e74   
7c7 ,cov]$ vet]ans ,a vet]an describ$ 9 
?is subsection is a vet]an :o-- 7#a7 is 
tra9$ 9 fire suppression2 &  7#b7 s]v$  
on active duty 9 a milit>y occupational 
specialty or c>e] field ) a prim>y      
responsibility = firefight+ or damage   
control = at lea/ five ye>s 9 !         
aggregate4  7d7 ,degree ( disability ,! 
degree ( disability specifi$ 9 ?is      
subsection is #aj p]c5t or m4  7e7      
,p]iod ,! p]iod specifi$ 9 ?is          
subsection is )9 #ae ye>s ( ! date on   
:i* ! vet]an sep>at$ f active milit>y1  
naval1 or air s]vice4  7f7 ,effective   
date ( aw>d ,! effective date ( an aw>d 
"u ?is section %all be det]m9$ 9        
accordance ) section #eaaj ( ?is title4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      

sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #aaah ! foll[+ new item3  #aaai4
 ,presumptions ( s]vice connection =    
diseases associat$ ) firefight+4  4