,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #feg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjba,mr4    
,boozman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4   
,wyd51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4
 ,portman1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 & ,mr4 ,braun7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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