,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mr4   
,we/]man 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4        
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,mr4 
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1   
,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4 ,ru%1    
,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4       
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4       
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1   
,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1   
,mrs4 ,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1
 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,johnson (
 ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1    
,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4         
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 & ,mrs4           
,kirkpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify ! presumption ( s]vice connection
 = vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to h]bicide ag5ts

 :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ,?ail& dur+
 ! ,vietnam era1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,modification ( presumption ( s]vice    
connection = vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to     
h]bicide ag5ts :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 9 ,?ail& dur+ ! ,vietnam era  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all ensure t if ! ,secret>y creates a  
presumption ( s]vice connection betwe5 !
 occurr5ce ( a disease & exposure to a  
h]bicide ag5t :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod at a milit>y base 9  
,?ail&1 su* presumption also applies to 
exposure to a h]bicide ag5t :ile s]v+ 9 
! ,arm$ ,=ces dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod at any 
milit>y base locat$ 9 ,?ail& )\t reg>d  
to :]e on ! base ! vet]an 0 locat$ or   
:at milit>y job specialty ! vet]an      
p]=m$4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,cov]$ p]iod ,! t]m cov]$ p]iod    
means ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #i1     
#aifb1 & end+ on ,june #cj1 #aigf4  7#b7
 ,h]bicide ag5t ,! t]m h]bicide ag5t has
 ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section         
#aaaf7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    

,code4  7#c7 ,vet]an ,! t]m vet]an has !
 mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4