,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #ece #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #ccb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate
 ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1  
#bjai,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,:iteh\se1 & ,mrs4 ,gillibr&7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$
 to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  
,septemb] #ae1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4    
,moran1 ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t to !  
title,strike out all aft] ! enact+      
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to remove ! manife/ation  
p]iod requir$ = ! presumptions ( s]vice 
connection = *loracne1 porphyria cutanea
 t>da1 & acute & subacute p]iph]al      
neuropa?y associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9 
h]bicide ag5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ag5t ,orange ,exposure ,fairness ,act (
 #bjai4  #b4 ,removal ( manife/ation    
p]iod requir$ = presumptions ( s]vice   
connection = c]ta9 diseases associat$ ) 
exposure to c]ta9 h]bicide ag5ts        
,section #aaaf7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1     

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9  
subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ )9 "o & all t
 foll[s ?r\gh #aige2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph
 7,e71 by /rik+ )9 a & all t foll[s     
?r\gh #aige2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,i7 ,acute &  
subacute p]iph]al neuropa?y becom+      
manife/ to a degree ( disability ( #aj  
p]c5t or m4  4  #a4 ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
brief+ & report on repeal+ manife/ation 
p]iod = presumptions ( s]vice connection
 = c]ta9 diseases associat$ ) exposure  
to c]ta9 h]bicide ag5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all provide to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
brief+ on prelim9>y obs]vations ( !     
,comptroll] ,g5]al1 & n lat] ?an #bdj   
days aft] ! date ( su* brief+1 submit to
 su* committees a f9al report1 on !     
ef=ts ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to provide b5efits1 includ+ comp5sation 

& heal? c>e1 to vet]ans-- 7#a7 :o dur+  
active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice1   
s]v$ 9 ! ,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ !    
p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 &    
end+ on ,may #g1 #aige2 &  7#b7 9 :om   
*loracne1 porphyria cutanea t>da1 or    
acute or subacute p]iph]al neuropa?y h  
manife/$4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( h[ !     
,secret>y e/abli%es a s]vice connection 
= a diseases describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( 
subsection 7a7 manife/+ 9 vet]ans1      
includ+ ! numb] ( vet]ans describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection :o h fil$
 a claim = a b5efit associat$ ) a       
disease describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*  
subsection4  7#b7 ,a description ( h[   
claims adjudicators ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9e s]vice        
connection = a disease describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c7 or 7,e7 ( section      
#aaaf7;a77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 :5 docum5tation prov+ ! pres5ce 
( ! disease dur+ ! manife/ation p]iod   

set =? 9 su* subp>agraphs = ! disease is
 n available4  7#c7 ,a description ( !  
expect$ effect ( repeal+ ! manife/ation 
p]iod f su* subp>agraphs1 includ+ !     
expect$ effect on ! numb] ( claims =    
b5efits ! ,dep>tm5t w receive4  7#d7 ,a 
review ( all claims submitt$ to !       
,secret>y = comp5sation "u *apt] #aa (  
su* title t are associat$ ) a disease   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b71 includ+ !
 type ( pro( pres5t$ to e/abli% a s]vice
 connection = ! manife/ation ( ! disease
 bas$ on exposure to a h]bicide ag5t4   
7#e7 ,recomm5dations on h[ ! ,dep>tm5t c
 bett] adjudicate claims = b5efits1     
includ+ comp5sation1 submitt$ to !      
,dep>tm5t t are associat$ ) a disease   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection   
7a7 = vet]ans describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 (
 su* subsection4  7#f7 ,an assessm5t (  
su* o!r areas z ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
consid]s appropriate to /udy4  7c7      
,adm9i/rative action ,n lat] ?an #fj    
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates submits !      

report requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !     
,secret>y %all comm5ce c>ry+ out !      
recomm5dations submitt$ "u subsection   
7b77#e74  7d7 ,h]bicide ag5t def9$ ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m h]bicide ag5t has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section            
#aaaf7;a77#c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  ,am5d ! title s z to read3 ,a  
bill to require ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to submit to ,congress a 
report on repeal+ ! manife/ation p]iods 
= presumptions ( s]vice connection =    
*loracne & porphyria cutanea t>da       
associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9 h]bicide  
ag5ts1 & = o!r purposes44 ,septemb] #ae1
 #bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t
 to ! title