[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1393 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1393

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out training for 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure of 
                     veterans to toxic substances.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2021

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Crapo) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out training for 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure of 
                     veterans to toxic substances.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Toxic Exposure Training Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              WITH RESPECT TO EXPOSURE OF VETERANS TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

    (a) Health Care Personnel.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
provide to health care personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
education and training to identify, treat, and assess the impact on 
veterans of illnesses related to exposure to toxic substances and 
inform such personnel of how to ask for additional information from 
veterans regarding exposure to different toxicants.
    (b) Benefits Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a training 
        program for processors of claims under the laws administered by 
        the Secretary who review claims for disability benefits 
        relating to service-connected disabilities based on exposure to 
        toxic substances.
            (2) Annual training.--Training provided to processors under 
        paragraph (1) shall be provided not less frequently than 
        annually.
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