,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bddg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,ms4   
,salaz> 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4    
,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mrs4 ,mill] (         
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,soto1 &    
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 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 = illnesses associat$ )      
s]vice 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! ,panama      
,canal ,zone1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,panama ,canal ,zone ,vet]ans ,act (    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,presumption ( s]vice       
connection  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii 
( *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #aabj;,a4          
,presumption ( s]vice connection =      
illnesses associat$ ) s]vice 9 ! ,panama
 ,canal ,zone  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,=    
purposes ( section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & 

subject to section #aaac ( ?is title1   
ea* illness1 if any1 describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 %all be consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 
9 or aggravat$ by s]vice ref]r$ to 9 t  
p>agraph1 not)/&+ t !re is no record (  
evid5ce ( su* illness dur+ ! p]iod ( su*
 s]vice4  7#b7 ,an illness ref]r$ to 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 is any illness--  7,a7 t--
 7i7 is describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c72 or    
7ii7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es 9 regulations 
prescrib$ "u ?is section w>rants a      
presumption ( s]vice connection by      
reason ( hav+ a positive association )  
exposure to an h]bicide ag5t kn[n or    
presum$ to be associat$ ) s]vice 9 !    
,arm$ ,=ces 9 or ne> ! ,panama ,canal   
,zone dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod2 &  7,b7 t     
becomes manife/ )9 ! p]iod1 if any1     
prescrib$ 9 su* regulations 9 a vet]an  
:o s]v$ on active duty 9 or ne> !       
,panama ,canal ,zone dur+ ! cov]$ p]iod 
& by reason ( su* s]vice 0 expos$ to su*
 ag5t4  7#c7 ,an illness describ$ 9 ?is 
p>agraph is any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,*ronic
 ,b-cell leukemia4  7,b7 ,hodgk9's      

disease4  7,c7 ,multiple myeloma4  7,d7 
,non-,hodgk9's lymphoma4  7,e7 ,pro/ate 
canc]4  7,f7 ,respiratory canc]s        
7includ+ lung canc]74  7,g7 ,s(t-tissue 
s>coma 7o!r ?an o/eos>coma1             
*ondros>coma1 ,kaposi's s>coma1 or      
meso!lioma74  7,h7 ,,al amyloidosis4    
7,i7 ,*loracne & any o!r type ( acnei=m 
disease ! ,secret>y det]m9es is simil>4 
7,j7 ,diabetes mellitus type #b4  7,k7  
,is*emic he>t disease4  7,l7 ,p>k9son's 
disease4  7,m7 ,e>ly onset p]iph]al     
neuropa?y4  7,n7 ,porphyria cutanea     
t>da4  7,o7 ,bladd] canc]4  7,p7        
,hypo?yroidism4  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7 
,:5ev] ! ,secret>y makes a det]m9ation  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y   
%all prescribe regulations provid+ t a  
presumption ( s]vice connection is      
w>rant$ = ! illness cov]$ by t          
det]m9ation = purposes ( ?is section4   
7#b7 ,a det]m9ation describ$ 9 ?is      
p>agraph is a det]m9ation bas$ on s\nd  
m$ical & sci5tific evid5ce t a positive 
association exi/s betwe5-- 7,a7 !       

exposure ( humans to a h]bicide ag5t    
kn[n or presum$ to be associat$ ) s]vice
 9 or ne> ! ,panama ,canal ,zone2 &     
7,b7 ! occurr5ce ( a diagnos$ or        
undiagnos$ illness 9 humans4  7#c7 ,9   
mak+ det]m9ations = purposes ( p>agraph 
7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 take into
 acc\nt all s\nd m$ical & sci5tific     
in=mation & analyses available to !     
,secret>y2  7,b7 9 evaluat+ any report1 
in=mation1 or analysis1 take into       
consid]ation :e!r ! results are         
/ati/ically significant1 are capable (  
replication1 & )/& pe] review2 &  7,c7  
consid] an association betwe5 !         
occurr5ce ( an illness 9 humans &       
exposure to an h]bicide ag5t to be      
positive = purposes if ! cr$ible evid5ce
 = ! association is equal to or         
outweighs ! cr$ible evid5ce aga9/ !     
association4  7c7 ,def9itions ,=        
purposes ( ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m    
cov]$ p]iod means ! p]iod beg9n+ on     
,janu>y #a1 #aieh1 & end+ on ! latt] ( !
 foll[+ dates1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y3

 7,a7 ,decemb] #ca1 #aiii4  7,b7 ,! date
 on :i* ! la/ memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces     
dep>t$ f (ficial duty 9 ! ,panama ,canal
 ,zone4  7#b7 ,! t]m h]bicide ag5t means
 a *emical 9 an h]bicide1 includ+ ,ag5t 
,purple & ,ag5t ,orange4  4  7b7        
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #aaah !   
foll[+ new item3  #aabj;,a4 ,presumption
 ( s]vice connection = illnesses        
associat$ ) s]vice 9 ! ,panama ,canal   
,zone4  4