,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #d1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to publish information about   
conditions and cohorts the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs is considering for
 purposes of establishing or removing   
presumptions of service connection      
regarding toxic exposure1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,presumptive ,clear 
,legal ,assessment and ,review of       
,illnesses from ,toxic exposure ,yields 
,act of #bjbe or the ,presumptive       
,,clarity ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,requiring
 public transparency in process of      
determinations relating to presumptions 
of service connection regarding toxic   
exposure  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i

 of chapter #aa of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#aaje4 ,public transparency regarding   
presumptions of service connection      
regarding toxic exposure  7a7           
,publication required ,the ,secretary   
shall establish and maintain on a       
publicly accessible website of the      
,department a list of conditions and    
cohorts that the ,department is         
considering for purposes of establishing
 or removing a presumption of service   
connection based on toxic exposure4  7b7
 ,contents ,publication under subsection
 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7  
,an overview of the process for the     
establishment or removal described in   
subsection 7a71 including the steps and 
goals for time of completion for each   
step4  7#b7 ,for each condition and     
cohort for which the ,department is     
considering establishing or removing as 
described in subsection 7a71 the        
following3 7,a7 ,the status of the      

condition or cohort in the process being
 carried out by the ,department for such
 establishment or removal4  7,b7 ,the   
actions taken by the ,department        
regarding notice and opportunity for    
public comment on the establishment or  
removal1 including instructions on how  
the public can submit comments and      
recommendations4  4  7b7 ,commencement  
of publication ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that    
publication required by section #aaje of
 such title1 as added by subsection 7a71
 commences on or before the date that is
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #aa of such title  
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #aajd the following 
new item3  #aaje4 ,public transparency  
regarding presumptions of service       
connection regarding toxic exposure4  4