,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #d1 #bjbe,mr4 
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to publi% in=mation ab\t conditions &   
cohorts ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
is consid]+ = purposes ( e/abli%+ or    
remov+ presumptions ( s]vice connection 
reg>d+ toxic exposure1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,presumptive ,cle> ,legal ,assessm5t
 & ,review ( ,illnesses f ,toxic        
exposure ,yields ,act ( #bjbe or !      
,presumptive ,,cl>ity ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
 ,requir+ public transp>5cy 9 process ( 
det]m9ations relat+ to presumptions (   
s]vice connection reg>d+ toxic exposure 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #aa ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#aaje4 ,public transp>5cy reg>d+        

presumptions ( s]vice connection reg>d+ 
toxic exposure  7a7 ,publication requir$
 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 on a
 publicly accessible website ( !        
,dep>tm5t a li/ ( conditions & cohorts t
 ! ,dep>tm5t is consid]+ = purposes (   
e/abli%+ or remov+ a presumption (      
s]vice connection bas$ on toxic         
exposure4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,publication "u 
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,an ov]view ( ! process = !        
e/abli%m5t or removal describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 includ+ ! /eps & goals =
 "t ( completion = ea* /ep4  7#b7 ,= ea*
 condition & cohort = :i* ! ,dep>tm5t is
 consid]+ e/abli%+ or remov+ z describ$ 
9 subsection 7a71 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!     
/atus ( ! condition or cohort 9 !       
process be+ c>ri$ out by ! ,dep>tm5t =  
su* e/abli%m5t or removal4  7,b7 ,!     
actions tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+      
notice & opportunity = public comm5t on 
! e/abli%m5t or removal1 includ+        
in/ructions on h[ ! public c submit     
comm5ts & recomm5dations4  4  7b7       

,comm5cem5t ( publication ,! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t        
publication requir$ by section #aaje (  
su* title1 z add$ by subsection 7a71    
comm5ces on or be=e ! date t is #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (  
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #aa ( su*  
title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #aajd ! foll[+ new    
item3  #aaje4 ,public transp>5cy reg>d+ 
presumptions ( s]vice connection reg>d+ 
toxic exposure4  4