S.Amdt. 4059

SA 4059. 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. __. CLASSIFICATION OF NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE AS
LOCATION WHERE CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AND
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WERE EXPOSED TO
TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall classify
the Nevada Test and Training Range as a location where
contamination occurred.
(b) Identification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to identify members of the Armed Forces
and former members of the Armed Forces that were stationed at
the Nevada Test and Training Range since January 27, 1951.
(2) Documentation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
establish a process to permit members of the Armed Forces and
former members of the Armed Forces to provide documentation
or evidence of their assignment within the Nevada Test and
Training Range to assist the Secretary in identifying those
members and former members under paragraph (1).
(3) Efforts.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall make all
efforts to identify individuals described in paragraph (1)
and shall not require members of the Armed Forces or former
members of the Armed Forces to submit evidence of their
stationing.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
______