,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,murray7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on    
,toxic ,exposure to conduct rese>* on ! 
diagnosis & treatm5t ( heal? conditions 
( desc5dants ( individuals expos$ to    
toxic sub/ances :ile s]v+ z memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,molly ,r4 ,loomis ,rese>* = ,desc5dants
 ( ,toxic ,expos$ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,rese>* on diagnosis & treatm5t ( 
heal? conditions ( desc5dants (         
individuals expos$ to toxic sub/ances   
:ile s]v+ 9 ,arm$ ,=ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,subsection 7b7 ( section #eja ( !      
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,hea? ,rob9son    
,honor+ our ,promise to ,address        
,compreh5sive ,toxics ,act ( #bjbb      
7,public ,law #aag-afh7 is am5d$ by add+

 at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7  
,e/abli% ,f$]al int]ag5cy task =ces to  
conduct collaborative rese>* activities4
  4  7b7 ,report+ ,subsection 7c7 ( su* 
section is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#b7
 & 7#c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !
 ,molly ,r4 ,loomis ,rese>* =           
,desc5dants ( ,toxic ,expos$ ,vet]ans   
,act ( #bjbe-- 7,a7 a report conta9+ a  
description ( ! collaborative rese>*    
activities id5tifi$ by ! ,work+ ,gr\p "u
 subsection 7b72  7,b7 ! f9d+s ( !      
memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p ) respect to !  
collaborative rese>* activities describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 su*        
recomm5dations z ! ,work+ ,gr\p may h = 
legislative or adm9i/rative action to   
improve collaborative rese>* activities 
among ! memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7#c7  
,n less frequ5tly ?an annually dur+ !   
five-ye> p]iod cov]$ by ! /rategic plan 
develop$ "u subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 a     
summ>y ( ! collaborative rese>*         
activities c>ri$ out by ! memb]s ( !    

,work+ ,gr\p & ! f9d+s ( ! memb]s )     
respect to su* rese>* activities2  7,b7 
a progress report on implem5tation ( !  
/rategic plan develop$ by ! ,work+ ,gr\p
 "u subsection 7b72 &  7,c7 su*         
recomm5dations z ! ,work+ ,gr\p may h = 
legislative or adm9i/rative action to   
improve collaborative rese>* activities 
among memb]s ( ! ,work+ ,gr\p4  4  7c7  
,rese>* requirem5ts ,su* section is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7c7 ?r\gh 7e7 z subsections 7d7 ?r\gh   
7f71 respectively2  7#b7 9 subsection   
7e71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#a71 by  
/rik+ "u subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ "u     
subsection 7d72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7c73  7c7 ,requirem5ts relat+ to c]ta9  
rese>* on impacts to desc5dants ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ! ,molly ,r4 ,loomis ,rese>* =         
,desc5dants ( ,toxic ,expos$ ,vet]ans   
,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,work+ ,gr\p & ! ,ag5cy 
= ,toxic ,sub/ances & ,disease ,regi/ry 
%all-- 7#a7 e/abli% an int]ag5cy task   

=ce to conduct rese>* on ! diagnosis &  
treatm5t ( heal? conditions ( desc5dants
 ( toxic-expos$ vet]an 7z def9$ 9       
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72 &  7#b7 ma9ta9 a publicly       
available website ) in=mation on !      
activities & f9d+s ( ! ,ag5cy "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ a review ( all   
relevant data to det]m9e ! /r5g? (      
evid5ce = a positive association betwe5 
a heal? condition rese>*$ & a toxic     
exposure risk activity 7z def9$ 9       
section #agaj7;e77#d7 ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 bas$ on !          
categories set =? "u section            
#aagc7;c77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  4