[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3795 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3795
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans of
service in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and subsequent conflicts shall be
considered to be radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the
service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 10, 2007
Mr. Filner 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 provide that veterans of
service in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and subsequent conflicts shall be
considered to be radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the
service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``You Were There, You Get Care Act of
2007''.
SEC. 2. RADIATION EXPOSURE PRESUMPTIONS FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE
1991 PERSIAN GULF WAR AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS.
(a) Presumptions.--Section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new
paragraph:
``(V) Any other disease that is covered under section 3.309
or 3.311 of title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any
other disease found by the Secretary to result from exposure to
depleted uranium or the by-products of the burn-off that occurs
when a depleted uranium munition penetrates a target.''; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (3)(B) the following
new clause:
``(v) Service during the Persian Gulf War or any
subsequent conflict in which depleted uranium munitions
are used, if that service is in the theater of
operations of that war or conflict or involved the
clean-up or servicing of vehicles or equipment that had
been in such a theater of operations.''.
(b) Independent Civilian Medical Study.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall provide for the conduct by civilian medical entities
independent of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs of in-depth medical study to determine other diseases (in
addition to those covered by section 1112(c) of title 38, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1)) that may result from exposure to
depleted uranium. Upon receipt of the report providing the results of
that independent study, the Secretary shall transmit a copy of the
report to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House
of Representatives.
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