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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjai,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4    
,blunt1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4   
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1    
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,k+1   
,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a presumption
 ( h]bicide exposure = c]ta9 vet]ans :o 
s]v$ 9 ,korea1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fairness = ,korean ,,dmz ,vet]ans ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,presumption ( h]bicide   
exposure = c]ta9 vet]ans :o s]v$ 9      
,korea  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #aa ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #aaaf ! foll[+ new  
section3  #aaaf;,a4 ,presumption (      
h]bicide exposure = c]ta9 vet]ans :o    
s]v$ 9 ,korea  7a7 ,presumption (       
s]vice-,connection  7#a7 ,= ! purposes (

 section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & subject to
 section #aaac ( ?is title1 a disease   
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 t becomes     
manife/ z specifi$ 9 t subsection 9 a   
vet]an describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 %all be 
consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ or aggravat$ 9
 ! l9e ( duty 9 ! active milit>y1 naval1
 or air s]vice1 not)/&+ t !re is no     
record ( evid5ce ( su* disease dur+ !   
p]iod ( su* s]vice4  7#b7 ,a vet]an     
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a vet]an :o1 
dur+ active milit>y1 naval1 or air      
s]vice1 s]v$ 9 or ne> ! ,korean         
demilit>iz$ zone 7,,dmz71 dur+ ! p]iod  
beg9n+ on ,septemb] #a1 #aifg1 & end+ on
 ,augu/ #ca1 #aiga4  7b7 ,diseases ,a   
disease specifi$ 9 ?is subsection is--  
7#a7 a disease specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
( subsection 7a7 ( section #aaaf ( ?is  
title t becomes manife/ z specifi$ 9 t  
p>agraph2 or  7#b7 any additional       
disease t-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es 9 
regulations w>rants a presumption (     
s]vice-connection by reason ( hav+      
positive association ) exposure to an   

h]bicide ag5t2 &  7,b7 becomes manife/  
)9 any p]iod prescrib$ 9 su*            
regulations4  7c7 ,h]bicide ag5t ,=     
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m h]bicide  
ag5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section 
#ahba7;d7 ( ?is title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #aaaf ! foll[+   
new item3  #aaaf;,a4 ,presumption (     
h]bicide exposure = c]ta9 vet]ans :o    
s]v$ 9 ,korea4  4