S.Amdt. 3918

SA 3918. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr.
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. TRAINING FOR PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO EXPOSURE OF
VETERANS TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

(a) Health Care Personnel.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall provide to health care personnel of the
Department of Veterans Affairs education and training to
identify, treat, and assess the impact on veterans of
illnesses related to exposure to toxic substances and inform
such personnel of how to ask for additional information from
veterans regarding exposure to different toxicants.
(b) Benefits Personnel.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a training
program for processors of claims under the laws administered
by the Secretary who review claims for disability benefits
relating to service-connected disabilities based on exposure
to toxic substances.
(2) Annual training.--Training provided to processors under
paragraph (1) shall be provided not less frequently than
annually.
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