[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 23, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4681]
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SA 2999. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2__. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
ASSESSMENT OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND
HISTORICAL CLAIMS DATA REGARDING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN MILITARY
SERVICE.
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Veterans
Affairs should complete its assessment of scientific
literature and historical claims data regarding medical
conditions associated with the military environmental
exposure to radiation and other toxic substances at Camp
Stronghold Freedom in Karshi-Khanabad (K2) in Uzbekistan.
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