[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1400 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1400

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that 
  certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the 
Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain 
 disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2025

Mr. Amodei of Nevada (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that 
  certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the 
Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain 
 disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                    Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TREATMENT AS RADIATION-RISK ACTIVITIES.

    Section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
                    ``(viii) At any time on or after January 1, 1972, 
                and before January 1, 2005, onsite participation in any 
                aspect of the development, construction, operation, or 
                maintenance of a military installation (as defined in 
                section 2801 of title 10) at a covered location at the 
                Nevada Test and Training Range.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) The term `covered location at the Nevada Test and 
        Training Range' means a location at the Nevada Test and 
        Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs 
        Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air 
        Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.''.

SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIONS OF TOXIC EXPOSURE.

    Section 1119(c) of such title is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before subsection (B), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
                    ``(A) on or after January 1, 1972, and before 
                January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, 
                or space service while assigned to a duty station in, 
                including airspace above, a covered location at the 
                Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) The term `covered location at the Nevada Test and 
        Training Range' means a location at the Nevada Test and 
        Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs 
        Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air 
        Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.''.

SEC. 3. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION.

    Section 1120(b) of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(15) Only in the case of a covered veteran described in 
        section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor related conditions.''.
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