S.Amdt. 5855

SA 5855. Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mrs.
Blackburn) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the
bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 358. CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AS LOCATIONS
WHERE CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AND MEMBERS OF THE
ARMED FORCES WERE EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall classify
the following locations as a location where contamination
occurred:
(1) On and after January 27, 1951, the Nevada Test and
Training Range, including the

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Nevada National Security Site (as such site is defined on May
19, 2026).
(2) 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 Secretary of Energy.
(b) Identification Process.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
process to identify members of the Armed Forces and former
members of the Armed Forces that were stationed at a facility
specified in subsection (a).
(2) Documentation.--The Secretary of Defense 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 at a facility specified in
subsection (a) to assist the Secretary in identifying those
members and former members under paragraph (1).
(3) Efforts.--The Secretary of Defense 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) Sharing of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
share with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs all information
and documentation gathered under subsection (b) in order to
provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with adequate
documentation of the service of members of the Armed Forces
and former members of the Armed Forces at facilities
specified in subsection (a) and any injuries, exposures, or
illnesses related to such service, for the purpose of
establishing any claim for benefits under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to which
such members and former members are legally entitled.
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