[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7883 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7883

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the duty of the 
   Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a veteran with a medical 
     examination in connection with certain claims for disability 
  compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 5, 2024

   Mr. Self 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 modify the duty of the 
   Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a veteran with a medical 
     examination in connection with certain claims for disability 
  compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Toxic Exposures Examination 
Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DUTY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
              PROVIDE FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH 
              CERTAIN CLAIMS FOR DISABILITY COMPENSATION; 
              CLARIFICATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN EXPOSURE TRACKING 
              RECORD SYSTEM.

    (a) Modification.--Section 1168(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``such evidence is not sufficient to establish a 
service connection for the disability'' and inserting ``such evidence 
does not contain sufficient medical evidence for the Secretary to make 
a decision on the claim''.
    (b) Clarifications.--Such title is further amended--
            (1) in section 1119(a)(1), by inserting ``that indicates 
        that the veteran was subject to a toxic exposure'' after 
        ``tracking record system''; and
            (2) in subclause (i) of section 1710(e)(4)(C), by inserting 
        ``that indicates that the veteran was subject to a toxic 
        exposure'' before ``for the veteran''.
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