[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 154 (Friday, September 19, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6797]
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  SA 3910. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed) to 
the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. STUDY ON HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONG SPOUSES AND 
                   DEPENDENTS OF VIETNAM-ERA HERBICIDE-EXPOSED 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Toxic Exposure Research 
     Working Group established under section 501 of the Sergeant 
     First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address 
     Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168; 136 
     Stat. 1785) (in this section referred to as the ``Working 
     Group'') shall conduct a study on the diagnoses of health 
     conditions among spouses and dependents of Vietnam-era 
     herbicide-exposed veterans.
       (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) 
     shall include an assessment and comprehensive review of 
     diagnoses of health conditions among spouses and dependents 
     of Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veterans, including--
       (1) cancers;
       (2) gynecological conditions, including infertility;
       (3) birth defects; and
       (4) birth and pregnancy-related complications, including 
     miscarriages.
       (c) Reports.--
       (1) Report on study.--
       (A) In general.--Following the completion of the study 
     under subsection (a), the Working Group shall submit to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs a report on the results of the 
     study.
       (B) Elements.--The report required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include--
       (i) a summary of the research and other activities carried 
     out as part of the study; and
       (ii) recommendations to improve early screening, detection, 
     prevention, and treatment of health conditions of spouses and 
     dependents of Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veterans.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than December 31, 2027, 
     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) an unaltered version of the report required under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) an assessment by the Secretary of the findings and 
     recommendations of the study required under subsection (a), 
     including a plan for implementing the recommendations.
       (d) Vietnam-era Herbicide-exposed Veteran Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Vietnam-era herbicide-exposed veteran'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 1710(e)(4)(A) of 
     title 38, United States Code.
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