,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cheb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjba,ms4  
,spanb]g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,bacon7      
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
 ( toxic exposure = c]ta9 vet]ans :o1   
:ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 7 consi/5tly 
expos$ to jet fuel1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,william ,coll9s ,jet ,fuel ,exposure 
,recognition ,act4  #b4 ,presumptions ( 
toxic exposure  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt]  
,,ii ( *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #aaai4           
,presumptions ( toxic exposure  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 = purposes (   
section #aaaj & *apt] #ag ( ?is title1  
presume t any cov]$ vet]an 0 expos$ to  
toxic sub/ances1 *emicals1 & airborne   
haz>ds dur+ ! s]vice ( ! cov]$ vet]an1  
unless !re is affirmative evid5ce to    

e/abli% t ! cov]$ vet]an 0 n expos$ to  
any su* sub/ances1 *emicals1 or haz>ds 9
 connection ) su* s]vice4  7b7          
,adjudication ( claims ,if a cov]$      
vet]an submits to ! ,secret>y a claim = 
comp5sation = a s]vice-connect$         
disability relat$ to jet fuel exposure  
"u section #aaaj ( ?is title ) evid5ce (
 a disability & a presumption ( toxic   
exposure "u subsection 7a7 t occurr$    
dur+ active milit>y1 naval1 or air      
s]vice1 ! ,secret>y %all1 9 adjudicat+  
su* claim-- 7#a7 provide a m$ical       
exam9ation & reque/ a m$ical op9ion =   
s]vice connection2 &  7#b7 direct a     
m$ical provid] provid+ su* a m$ical     
exam9ation to consid]-- 7,a7 ! exposure 
( ! vet]an to toxic sub/ances dur+ all  
milit>y deploym5ts2 &  7,b7 ! syn]gi/ic 
effect ( all comb9$ toxic sub/ances     
?r\gh inhalation1 d]mal exposure1 &     
+e/ion4  7c7 ,cov]$ vet]an ,! t]m cov]$ 
vet]an means any vet]an :o1 :ile s]v+ 9 
! active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice1 
work$ = a cumulative p]iod ( at lea/ two

 ye>s 9 a milit>y occupational specialty
 t involv$ consi/5t exposure to jet     
fuel4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table 
( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #aa is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #aaah ! foll[+ new item3  #aaai4
 ,presumptions ( toxic exposure4  4  7c7
 ,bi5nial report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & bi5nially !reaft] dur+ !    
subsequ5t eight-ye> p]iod1 ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !     
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & make
 publicly available1 a report t         
includes-- 7,a7 a discussion ( ! effect 
( v>i\s diff]5t types ( jet fuels us$ by
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces on ! heal? ( individuals 
by l5g? ( exposure2  7,b7 an            
id5tification ( ! imm$iate symptoms (   
jet fuel exposure t may indicate future 
heal? risks2  7,c7 a *ronology ( heal?  
safegu>ds implem5t$ by ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
int5d$ to r$uce ! exposure ( memb]s ( ! 
,arm$ ,foces to jet fuel2 &  7,d7 an    

id5tification ( any areas relat+ to jet 
fuel exposure ab\t :i* new rese>* ne$s  
to be done4  7#b7 ,use ( f9d+s ,9       
evaluat+ claims = comp5sation =         
s]vice-connect$ disabilities submitt$ by
 vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to jet fuel1 !     
,secret>y %all take into consid]ation ! 
f9d+s ( ! reports "u ?is subsection4