,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjba,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,crapo7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to carry out      
training for employees of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
relating to exposure of veterans to     
toxic substances4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,toxic   
,exposure ,training ,act of #bjba4  #b4 
,training for personnel of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs with  
respect to exposure of veterans to toxic
 substances  7a7 ,health care personnel 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall provide to health care personnel  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 education and training to identify1    
treat1 and assess the impact on veterans
 of illnesses related to exposure to    

toxic substances and inform such        
personnel of how to ask for additional  
information from veterans regarding     
exposure to different toxicants4  7b7   
,benefits personnel  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
training program for processors of      
claims under the laws administered by   
the ,secretary who review claims for    
disability benefits relating to         
service-connected disabilities based on 
exposure to toxic substances4  7#b7     
,annual training ,training provided to  
processors under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 provided not less frequently than      
annually4