,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,subramanyam 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,bey]1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 & ,mr4 ,scott (   
,virg9ia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a      
presumption ( s]vice connection = c]ta9 
diseases associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9  
tox9s at ! ,p5tagon ,res]vation dur+    
c]ta9 p]iod beg9n+ on ,septemb] #aa1    
#bjja4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,susan ,e4 ,lukas #i_/aa      
,s]vicememb] ,fairness ,act4  #b4       
,presumption ( s]vice connection = c]ta9
 diseases associat$ ) exposure to c]ta9 
tox9s at ! ,p5tagon ,res]vation dur+    
c]ta9 p]iod beg9n+ on ,septemb] #aa1    
#bjja ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #aa ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section 7&   
con=m+ ! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( 
su* *apt] accord+ly73  #aabj;,a4        
,presumption ( s]vice connection = c]ta9

 diseases associat$ ) exposure to tox9s 
at ,p5tagon ,res]vation dur+ c]ta9 p]iod
 beg9n+ on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja  7a7    
,presumption ( s]vice connection ,= !   
purposes ( section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & 
subject to section #aaac ( ?is title1 a 
disease specifi$ 9 subsection 7b7 becom+
 manife/ 9 a cov]$ vet]an %all be       
consid]$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or aggravat$
 dur+ active milit>y1 naval1 air1 or    
space s]vice1 not)/&+ t !re is no record
 ( evid5ce ( su* disease dur+ ! p]iod ( 
su* s]vice4  7b7 ,diseases specifi$ ,!  
diseases specifi$ 9 ?is subsection are !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,a/hma4  7#b7 ,*ronic    
ob/ructive pulmon>y disease4  7#c7      
,emphysema4  7#d7 ,tra*eomalacia4  7#e7 
,canc] ( any type4  7#f7 ,a cadiovascul>
 disease ( any type4  7#g7 ,a sk9       
disease ( any type4  7#h7 ,a respiratory
 disease ( any type4  7#i7 ,any o!r     
illness or condition = :i* ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es1 pursuant to regulations       
prescrib$ "u sub*apt] ,,vii t a         
presumption ( s]vice connection is      

w>rant$ bas$ on a positive association )
 a sub/ance1 *emical1 or airborne haz>d 
id5tifi$ 9 ! li/ "u section             
#aaai7;b77#b7 ( ?is title4  7c7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 cov]$ vet]an means any vet]an :o1 dur+ 
! p]iod beg9n+ on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 
& end+ on ,novemb] #ai1 #bjja1 p]=m$    
active milit>y1 naval1 air1 or space    
s]vice :ile assign$ to a duty /ation at 
! ,p5tagon ,res]vation4  7#b7 ,! t]m    
,p5tagon ,res]vation has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m 9 section #bfgd ( title #aj4  4