[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8844]
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SA 4060. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. IDENTIFICATION OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO CERTAIN
TOXIC SUBSTANCES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
process to identify members and former members of the Armed
Forces who are or have been stationed at a covered location.
(b) Covered Location Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered location'' means--
(1) any facility on the most recent list of facilities
covered under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness
Compensation Program Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 7384 et seq.)
published in the Federal Register by the Department of
Energy; or
(2) any location that is data masked or classified by the
Department of Defense and where there is or was potential
exposure to toxic substances, including from the use of burn
pits to dispose of waste.
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