,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cddf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,tester1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4         
,sanders1 and ,mr4 ,manchin7 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 extend the authority of the          
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
prescribe regulations providing that a  
presumption of service connection is    
warranted for a disease with a positive 
association with exposure to a herbicide
 agent1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,expedite ,agent ,orange ,coverage  
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,extension of       
authority of ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs regarding presumptions of      
service connection for diseases         
associated with exposure to herbicide   
agents  7a7 ,in general ,section        

#aaaf7;e7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking ,september
 #cj1 #bjae and inserting ,september    
#cj1 #bjbe4  7b7 ,treatment of reports  
received during expired period ,each    
report described in section             
#aaaf7;c77#a77;,a7 of such title that   
was received by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs during the period    
beginning on ,september #cj1 #bjae1 and 
ending on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act shall be treated1 for purposes
 of such section1 as if it were received
 by the ,secretary on the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4