,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #befi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ae1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4            
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4       
,o',hall]an1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,titus1 
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1
 ,mr4 ,c>son1 & ,mr4 ,kilm]7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a presumption
 ( s]vice connection = diseases         
associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9 h]bicide  
ag5ts = vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 close         
proximity to ! ,republic ( ,vietnam1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,ag5t     
,orange ,exposure ,equity ,act4  #b4    
,presumptions ( s]vice connection =     
diseases associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9  
h]bicide ag5ts = vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 close
 proximity to ! ,republic ( ,vietnam    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaaf ( title #ch1

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ 1 dur+ active milit>y1 naval1  
or air s]vice1 s]v$ 9 ! ,republic (     
,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y 
#i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1 #aige ea* 
place x appe>s & ins]t+ p]=m$ cov]$     
s]vice2  7#b7 by /rik+ p]=m$ active     
milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice 9 !       
,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may   
#g1 #aige ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+   
p]=m$ cov]$ s]vice2  7#c7 by /rik+      
subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7e7 & r$esignat+  
subsection 7f7 z subsection 7b72 &  7#d7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7c7 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
cov]$ s]vice means active milit>y1      
naval1 or air s]vice-- 7#a7 p]=m$ 9 !   
,republic ( ,vietnam dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may   
#g1 #aige2  7#b7 p]=m$ 9 ,?ail&-- 7,a7  
at a ,unit$ ,/ates ,army base or ,royal 
,?ai ,air ,=ce base dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ,janu>y #i1 #aifb1 & end+ on ,may #g1
 #aige2 or  7,b7 at ! ,royal ,?ai ,army 

,replacem5t ,tra9+ ,c5t]1 ,pranburi     
,milit>y ,res]vation dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+
 ,janu>y #a1 #aifd1 & end+ on ,april    
#cj1 #aifd2  7#c7 p]=m$ 9 ,laos dur+ !  
p]iod beg9n+ on ,decemb] #a1 #aife1 &   
end+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #aifi2 or  7#d7  
p]=m$ 9 ,cambodia at ,mimot or ,krek1   
,kompon ,*am ,prov9ce dur+ ! p]iod      
beg9n+ on ,april #af1 #aifi1 & end+ on  
,april #cj1 #aifi4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,section head+ ,! head+ =
 section #aaaf is am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 or 9
 close proximity to1 be=e ! ,republic ( 
,vietnam4  7#b7 ,table ( sections ,!    
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #aa
 ( su* title is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item   
relat+ to section #aaaf & ins]t+ !      
foll[+ new item3  #aaaf4 ,presumptions (
 s]vice connection = diseases associat$ 
) exposure to c]ta9 h]bicide ag5ts2     
presumption ( exposure = vet]ans :o s]v$
 91 or 9 close proximity to1 ! ,republic
 ( ,vietnam  4