,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjai,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1   
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 & ,mr4 ,s*um]7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,enc\rag+ !     
,presid5t to exp& ! li/ ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ( presumptive m$ical  
conditions associat$ ) exposure to ,ag5t
 ,orange to include ,p>k9sonism1 bladd] 
canc]1 hyp]t5sion1 & hypo?yroidism4     
,:]eas vet]ans h sacrific$ s mu* = !    
,unit$ ,/ates & h pr\dly s]v$ ! ,unit$  
,/ates to secure & pres]ve ! fre$oms    
inh]5t 9 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 ,:]eas vet]ans & _! families    
des]ve ! b5efits t !y h e>n$2 ,:]eas    
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces spray$ millions (
 gallons ( ,ag5t ,orange1 a tactical    
h]bicide1 & o!r tactical h]bicides on   
trees & vegetation dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>1 

f #aifb to #aige2 ,:]eas #eh1bbj memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces di$ 9 combat dur+ !     
,vietnam ,w>1 & vet]ans are /ill dy+ f  
diseases relat$ to exposure to ,ag5t    
,orange2 ,:]eas approximately #hc1jjj   
vet]ans are curr5tly liv+ ) at lea/ "o (
 ! presumptive m$ical conditions        
associat$ ) exposure to ,ag5t ,orange2  
,:]eas ! report set =? by ! ,national   
,academy ( ,m$ic9e 9 #bjah entitl$      
,vet]ans & ,ag5t ,orange ,exposure3     
,update #aa recogniz$-- 7#a7            
hypo?yroidism & bladd] canc] to h a     
limit$ or sugge/ive evid5ce (           
association to exposure to ,ag5t        
,orange2 &  7#b7 ,p>k9son-l symptoms1   
also kn[n z ,p>k9sonism1 & hyp]t5sion to
 h suffici5t evid5ce ( association to   
exposure to ,ag5t ,orange2  ,:]eas1 due 
to exposure to ,ag5t ,orange1 vet]ans & 
_! families are fac+ monum5tal hurdles )
 respect to f9ancial /ress1 m5tal heal?1
 sub/ance addiction1 & physical heal?   
issues2 & ,:]eas int]nal docum5ts obta9$
 by a vet]an "u section #eeb ( title #e1

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to
 z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act71 det]m9$
 t ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &
 ,budget & o!r ,:ite ,h\se (ficials     
object$ to ! recomm5dation by =m]       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,david    
,%ulk9 to add bladd] canc]1 ,p>k9sonism1
 & hypo?yroidism to ! li/ ( diseases    
relat$ to exposure to ,ag5t ,orange3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate enc\rages 
! ,presid5t-- 7#a7 to take c>e ( memb]s 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 vet]ans1 & _! family   
memb]s :o h giv5 s mu*1 includ+ !       
ultimate sacrifice1 9 def5se ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#b7 to take action on behalf
 ( ?\s&s ( vet]ans across ! ,unit$      
,/ates :o are liv+ ) *ronic heal?       
conditions by exp&+ ! li/ ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs ( presumptive m$ical
 conditions associat$ ) exposure to     
,ag5t ,orange to include ,p>k9sonism1   
bladd] canc]1 hyp]t5sion1 &             
hypo?yroidism4