,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ddae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,ms4 ,baldw97    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide heal? c>e & b5efits to vet]ans  
:o 7 expos$ to toxic sub/ances :ile s]v+
 z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces at ,k>%i      
,khanabad ,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,k#b ,vet]ans ,c>e ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,presumptions ( s]vice   
connection = c]ta9 diseases associat$ ) 
exposure to c]ta9 toxic sub/ances by    
memb]s ( ,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ at ,k>%i      
,khanabad ,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,= purposes ( section #aaaj (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 &       
subject to section #aaac ( su* title1 a 
disease specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 becom+
 manife/ 9 a vet]an :o s]v$ on active   
duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces at ,k>%i ,khanabad 
,air ,base1 ,uzbeki/an1 at any "t dur+ !

 p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjja1 &   
end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjje1 %all be    
consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or aggravat$
 by su* s]vice1 not)/&+ t !re is no     
record ( evid5ce ( su* disease dur+ !   
p]iod ( su* s]vice4  7b7 ,diseases      
specifi$ ,! diseases specifi$ 9 ?is     
subsection are ! illnesses & diseases t 
! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1      
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limit$1 or sugge/ive association1 )     
exposure to any ( ! foll[+ sub/ances3   
7#a7 ,jet fuel4  7#b7 ,volatile organic 
comp\nds4  7#c7 ,high levels (          
p>ticulate matt] & du/ result+ f op5    
burn pits1 z def9$ 9 section #bja7;c7 ( 
! ,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r ,vet]ans'    
,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjab       
7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#ebg note74  7#d7 ,deplet$ uranium4     
7#e7 ,asbe/os4  7#f7 ,lead-bas$ pa9t4   
#c4 ,heal? c>e = vet]ans expos$ to toxic
 sub/ances :ile s]v+ z memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces at ,k>%i ,khanabad ,air ,base1    

,uzbeki/an ,section #agaj7;e7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by add+ at ! end !
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 :o s]v$ on active duty 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
at ,k>%i ,khanabad ,air ,base1          
,uzbeki/an1 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on      
,janu>y #a1 #bjja1 & end+ on ,decemb]   
#ca1 #bjje1 is eligible = hospital c>e1 
m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e "u     
subsection 7a77#b77;,f7 = any illness or
 disease = :i* ! ,national ,academies ( 
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e det]m9e   
has a positive association1 includ+ a   
suffici5t1 limit$1 or sugge/ive         
association1 ) exposure to any ( !      
foll[+ sub/ances1 not)/&+ t !re is      
insuffici5t m$ical evid5ce to conclude t
 su* illness or disease is attributable 
to su* s]vice3 7i7 ,jet fuel4  7ii7     
,volatile organic comp\nds4  7iii7 ,high
 levels ( p>ticulate matt] & du/ result+
 f op5 burn pits1 z def9$ 9 section     
#bja7;c7 ( ! ,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r   
,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act (   

#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note74  7iv7 ,deplet$    
uranium4  7v7 ,asbe/os4  7vi7 ,lead-bas$
 pa9t4  2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 
by /rik+ or 7,f7 & ins]t+ 7,f71 or 7,g74
  #d4 ,inclusion ( vet]ans expos$ to    
toxic sub/ances :ile s]v+ z memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces at ,k>%i ,khanabad ,air     
,base1 ,uzbeki/an 9 op5 burn pit regi/ry
 ,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