[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4497]
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  SA 1184. Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. 
Hassan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. Collins) and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations 
for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON TOXIC EXPOSURES EXPERIENCED BY VETERANS 
                   DURING ACTIVE MILITARY, NAVAL, AIR, OR SPACE 
                   SERVICE IN KOSOVO.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report consisting of an analysis 
     of data of suspected and known toxic exposures experienced by 
     veterans during active military, naval, air, or space service 
     in Kosovo and whether a presumption--
       (1) of service connection for one or more conditions 
     relating to such toxic exposures should be established under 
     subchapter VII of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code; 
     or
       (2) of toxic exposure should be established for such 
     service under section 1119 of such title.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``active 
     military, naval, air, or space service'', ``service-
     connected'', `` toxic exposure'', and `` veteran'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in section 101 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
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