119-hr1400

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1400 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1400

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that 
 certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the 
Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain 
 disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
 Affairs, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 February 18, 2025

Mr. Amodei of Nevada (for himself and Ms. Lee of Nevada) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
 Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that 
 certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the 
Nevada Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain 
 disabilities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
 Affairs, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TREATMENT AS RADIATION-RISK ACTIVITIES.

 

Section 1112
            (c) (3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (B) by adding at the end the following 
 new clause:
 ``
            (viii) At any time on or after January 1, 1972, 
 and before January 1, 2005, onsite participation in any 
 aspect of the development, construction, operation, or 
 maintenance of a military installation (as defined in 
 

section 2801 of title 10) at a covered location at the 
 Nevada Test and Training Range.''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
 ``
            (C) The term `covered location at the Nevada Test and 
 Training Range' means a location at the Nevada Test and 
 Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs 
 Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air 
 Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.''.

SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIONS OF TOXIC EXPOSURE.

 

Section 1119
            (c) of such title is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (1) --
        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs
        (A) and
        (B) as 
 subparagraphs
        (B) and
            (C) , respectively; and
        (B) by inserting before subsection
        (B) , as so 
 redesignated, the following:
 ``
        (A) on or after January 1, 1972, and before 
 January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, 
 or space service while assigned to a duty station in, 
 including airspace above, a covered location at the 
 Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;''; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
 ``

    (4) The term `covered location at the Nevada Test and 
 Training Range' means a location at the Nevada Test and 
 Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs 
 Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air 
 Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.''.

SEC. 3. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION.

 

Section 1120

    (b) of such title is amended--

    (1) by redesignating paragraph

    (15) as paragraph

    (16) ; and

    (2) by inserting after paragraph

    (14) the following new 
 paragraph:
 ``

    (15) Only in the case of a covered veteran described in 
 

section 1119
            (c) (1)
        (A) , lipomas and tumor related conditions.''.
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