,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dchd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,sullivan 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to address exposure by memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to toxic sub/ances at ,k>%i-,khanabad ,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,k#b ,vet]ans ,advocacy ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,/udy on exposure by memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to toxicants at ,k>%i-,khanabad ,air ,base 9 ,uzbeki/an 7a7 ,agreem5t & /udy ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,ag5cy = ,toxic ,sub/ances & ,disease ,regi/ry = ! ,adm9i/rator to complete1 n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a /udy to id5tify & assess any causation or correlation betwe5-- 7#a7 exposure to toxicants at ! ,k>%i-,khanabad 7,k#b7 ,air ,base 9 ,uzbeki/an dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #g1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,novemb] #ba1 #bjje2 & 7#b7 incid5ts ( canc] & o!r diseases or illnesses exp]i5c$ by individuals :o 7 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & expos$ to toxicants z describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4 7b7 ,elem5ts ,! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an assessm5t reg>d+ ! conditions ( ,k>%i-,khanabad ,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjje1 includ+ an id5tification ( toxic sub/ances contam9at+ ! ,air ,base dur+ su* p]iod4 7#b7 ,an epidemiological /udy ( ! heal? consequ5ces ( individuals :o 7 memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ to ! ,air ,base dur+ su* p]iod4 7c7 ,support = /udy 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all provide ! ,adm9i/rator ) assi/ance 9 c>ry+ out ! /udy requir$ by subsection 7a71 includ+ by ga!r+ su* in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator may consid] useful 9 c>ry+ out ! /udy1 includ+ environm5tal sampl+ data relative to any location includ$ 9 ! /udy4 7#b7 ,obta9+ in=mation conc]n+ exposure ,assi/ance "u p>agraph 7#a7 provid$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all include compil+ in=mation on exposure describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 & any head ( a ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy ) in=mation conc]n+ su* exposure1 includ+ ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 %all provide ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) su* in=mation conc]n+ su* exposure z ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs consid]s appropriate = purposes ( ! /udy requir$ by subsection 7a74 7d7 ,report 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress a report on ! matt]s cov]$ by ! /udy complet$ "u subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! f9d+s ( ! ,adm9i/rator ) respect to ! /udy complet$ "u subsection 7a74 7,b7 ,a description (-- 7i7 ! b5efits adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y t a vet]an may be eligible to receive by reason ( be+ expos$ to toxic sub/ances at ,k>%i-,khanabad ,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an1 :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 & 7ii7 ! outrea* conduct$ by ! ,secret>y to in=m su* vet]ans ( su* b5efits4 7#c7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 & 7,b7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4 7e7 ,inclusion ( ,uzbeki/an 9 c]ta9 regi/ries & programs ,section #bja7;c77#b7 ( ! ,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r ,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note7 is am5d$1 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,afghani/an or ,iraq & ins]t+ ,afghani/an1 ,iraq1 or ,uzbeki/an4