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,s4 #ajci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #be1 #bjba,mr4    
,m55dez 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      
improve comp5sation = disabilities      
occurr+ 9 ,p]sian ,gulf ,w> vet]ans1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,improv+ comp5sation
 = disabilities occurr+ 9 ,p]sian ,gulf 
,w> vet]ans  7a7 ,r$uction 9 ?re%old (  
eligibility ,subsection 7a77#a7 (       
section #aaag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
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manife/-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ became manife/ to any 
degree at any "t4  7b7 ,p]man5t ext5sion
 ( p]iod ( eligibility  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,su* section is am5d$ by /rik+          
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  
,su* section1 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a71 
is fur!r am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+     
subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7b7 
& 7c71 respectively2 &  7,b7 9          

subsection 7a77#b77;,c71 by /rik+ "u    
subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ "u subsection   
7c74  7c7 ,e/abli%+ s+ul> ,disability   
,bas$ ,que/ionnaire ,su* section1 z     
am5d$ by subsection 7b71 is fur!r am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+  
new subsection 7d73  7d7 ,! ,secret>y   
%all develop a ,disability ,b5efits     
,que/ionnaire 7,,dbq71 or successor     
que/ionnaire1 su* t if a ,p]sian ,gulf  
vet]an pres5ts ) any "o symptom         
associat$ ) ,gulf ,w> ,illness1 use (   
su* que/ionnaire is m&atory = heal? c>e 
p]sonnel ( ! ,dep>tm5t = ! id5tification
 ( ,gulf ,w> ,illness4  4  7d7          
,expansion ( def9ition ( ,p]sian ,gulf  
vet]an ,subsection 7f7 ( su* section is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ 1 ,afghani/an1 ,israel1 
,egypt1 ,turkey1 ,syria1 or ,jordan aft]
 op]ations4  7e7 ,tra9+ ,su* section is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7i7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
take su* actions z may be necess>y to   
ensure t heal? c>e p]sonnel ( !         
,dep>tm5t are appropriately tra9$ to    

effectively c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye>1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report on ! actions tak5 by ! ,secret>y 
to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a74  4