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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7860 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to periodically publish a report with 
respect to any human toxic exposures in Guam during the period begin-
ning on August 15, 1958, and ending on July 31, 1980, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2024 
Mr. MOYLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to periodically publish 
a report with respect to any human toxic exposures in 
Guam during the period beginning on August 15, 1958, 
and ending on July 31, 1980, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT WITH RESPECT TO POTENTIAL TOXIC 
EXPOSURE IN GUAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, and not less fre-
quently than every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services and the Director of the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, shall publish in the Fed-
eral Register and on the website of the Department of 
Health and Human Services a report that includes fol-
lowing: 
(1) A review of scientific literature with respect 
to any relationship between individuals present in 
Guam for more than 30 days during the period be-
ginning on August 15, 1958, and ending on July 31, 
1980, and any particular illnesses or conditions in-
curred by such individuals. Such review shall include 
bibliographic citations of such literature. 
(2) A determination with respect to any evi-
dence that exposure to a toxic substance during the 
period specified in paragraph (1) may be a cause of 
any such illness or condition, with such determina-
tion categorized as one of the following: 
(A) Sufficient evidence to conclude with 
reasonable confidence that exposure to a toxic 
substance is a cause of the illness or condition. 
(B) Modest evidence to support that expo-
sure to a toxic substance is a cause of the ill-
ness or condition, but not sufficient to conclude 
with reasonable confidence that such exposure 
is a cause. 
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(C) Limited evidence to support that expo-
sure to a toxic substance is a cause of the ill-
ness or condition. 
(3) Any documentation with respect to the 
transfer and storage of Agent Orange in Guam dur-
ing the period beginning on August 15, 1958, and 
ending on July 31, 1980. 
(b) REPORT UPDATES.—In addition to the periodic 
reports required under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Director of the Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry, shall from time to time 
publish in the Federal Register and on the website of the 
Department of Health and Human Services updates to 
such most recently published report to reflect any subse-
quent determinations made under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) AGENT ORANGE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘Agent Orange’’ means an herbicide agent con-
taining dioxin or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. 
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