[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3918. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. 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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