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,r4 #bgai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #h1 #bjbe,mr4  
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bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =
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vet]ans :o exp]i5c$ a traumatic bra9    
injury1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
,title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/aff  
,s]geant ,john ,d4 ,m>tek ,purple ,he>t 
,re/oration ,act4  #b4 ,aw>d+ ( ,purple 
,he>t to ,c]ta9 ,vet]ans ,:o ,exp]i5c$ a
 ,traumatic ,bra9 ,injury ,*apt] #eg (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #aabi;a ! foll[+
 new section3  #aabi;b4 ,purple ,he>t3  
c]ta9 vet]ans :o exp]i5c$ a traumatic   
bra9 injury  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,= purposes (
 ! aw>d ( ! ,purple ,he>t1 ! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ %all treat a vet]an describ$ 9  
subsection 7b7 9 ! same mann] z a memb] 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o is kill$ or w\nd$ 9  
action z ! result ( an act ( an enemy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,vet]an ,describ$ 

,a vet]an describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a
 vet]an-- 7#a7 :o exp]i5c$ a traumatic  
bra9 injury :ile a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 t is attributable to an act ( an enemy 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t occurr$ on or aft]  
,decemb] #g1 #aida2 &  7#b7 7,a7 :o has 
a s]vice-connect$ disability            
attributable to su* traumatic bra9      
injury1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs2 or  7,b7 ) respect to
 :om !re is a milit>y record t          
demon/rates ! occurr5ce ( su* traumatic 
bra9 injury4  7c7 ,aw>d ,process ,ea*   
,secret>y conc]n$ %all-- 7#a7 e/abli% a 
process = p]sons to submit applications 
= ! aw>d+ ( ! ,purple ,he>t "u ?is      
section2 &  7#b7 aw>d ! ,purple ,he>t to
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demon/rates ! p]son is a vet]an describ$
 9 subsection 7b71 )\t reg>d to ! date  
on :i* ! vet]an exp]i5c$ ! traumatic    
bra9 injury t is describ$ 9 !           
application4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]ms s]vice-connect$ & vet]an
 h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]ms 9 section #aja ( 

title #ch4  4