,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself and ,mr4     
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to modify the presumption of   
service connection for veterans who were
 exposed to herbicide agents while      
serving in the ,armed ,forces in        
,thailand during the ,vietnam era1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,modification  
of presumption of service connection for
 veterans who were exposed to herbicide 
agents while serving in the ,armed      
,forces in ,thailand during the ,vietnam
 era  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that if
 the ,secretary creates a presumption of
 service connection between the         
occurrence of a disease and exposure to 
a herbicide agent while serving in the  
,armed ,forces during the ,vietnam era  
at a military base in ,thailand1 such   

presumption also applies to exposure to 
a herbicide agent while serving in the  
,armed ,forces during the ,vietnam era  
at any military base located in         
,thailand without regard to where on the
 base the veteran was located or what   
military job specialty the veteran      
performed4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3  7#a7 ,herbicide agent ,the    
term herbicide agent has the meaning    
given such term in section #aaaf7;a7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,veteran and vietnam era ,the terms     
veteran and ,vietnam era have the       
meaning given such terms in section #aja
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4   
#b4 ,benefits for children of certain   
,thailand service veterans born with    
spina bifida  7a7 ,in general           
,subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ah of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #ahbb4 ,benefits
 for children of certain ,thailand      
service veterans born with spina bifida 

7a7 ,benefits authorized ,the ,secretary
 may provide to any child of a veteran  
of covered service in ,thailand who is  
suffering from spina bifida the health  
care1 vocational training and           
rehabilitation1 and monetary allowance  
required to be paid to a child of a     
,vietnam veteran who is suffering from  
spina bifida under subchapter ,i of this
 chapter as if such child of a veteran  
of covered service in ,thailand were a  
child of a ,vietnam veteran who is      
suffering from spina bifida under such  
subchapter4  7b7 ,spina bifida          
conditions covered ,this section applies
 with respect to all forms and          
manifestations of spina bifida1 except  
spina bifida occulta4  7c7 ,veteran of  
covered service in ,thailand ,for       
purposes of this section1 a veteran of  
covered service in ,thailand is any     
individual1 without regard to the       
characterization of that individual's   
service1 who--  7#a7 served in the      
active military1 naval1 or air service  

in ,thailand1 as determined by the      
,secretary in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense1 during the      
period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 
and ending on ,may #g1 #aige2 and  7#b7 
is determined by the ,secretary1 in     
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 to have been exposed to a     
herbicide agent during such service in  
,thailand4  7d7 ,herbicide agent ,for   
purposes of this section1 the term      
herbicide agent means a chemical in a   
herbicide used in support of ,united    
,states and allied military operations  
in ,thailand1 as determined by the      
,secretary in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense1 during the      
period beginning on ,january #i1 #aifb1 
and ending on ,may #g1 #aige4  4  7b7   
,clerical amendments  7#a7 ,subchapter  
heading ,the heading for subchapter     
,,iii of chapter #ah of such title is   
amended by inserting and ,thailand after
 ,korea4  7#b7 ,table of sections ,the  
table of sections at the beginning of   

chapter #ah of such title is amended--  
7,a7 by striking the item relating to   
subchapter ,,iii and inserting the      
following new item3  ,subchapter        
,,iii--,children of certain ,korea and  
,thailand service veterans born with    
spina bifida  2  and  7,b7 by inserting 
after the item relating to section #ahba
 the following new item3  #ahbb4        
,benefits for children of certain       
,thailand service veterans born with    
spina bifida4  4