[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 690 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 690

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-alveolar 
carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for 
                  certain radiation-exposed veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 1999

  Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Evans) 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 add bronchiolo-alveolar 
carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for 
                  certain radiation-exposed veterans.

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

SECTION 1. PRESUMPTION THAT BRONCHIOLO-ALVEOLAR CARCINOMA IS SERVICE-
              CONNECTED.

    Section 1112(c)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(P) Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma.''.
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