,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ai1     
#bjai,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 #bjai4  #b4           
,presumption of service connected       
disability for certain veterans who     
served in ,palomares1 ,spain  7a7       
,disability compensation ,section       
#aaab7;c77#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