K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-9328
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2024-08-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9328 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 9, 2024 Mr. Green of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish additional presumptions of service connection for certain diseases that occur in veterans who suffered toxic exposure while serving at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the K2 Veterans Total Coverage Act of 2024 . 2. Presumption of service connection for certain diseases that occur in veterans who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan Section 1120(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and (2) by inserting, after paragraph (14), the following new paragraph (15): (15) In the case of a veteran who served at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, the following diseases, in addition to those diseases specified in this subsection: (A) Any cancer. (B) Any thyroid disease. (C) Any bone disease. (D) Any cardiovascular disease. (E) Any skin disease. (F) Any neurological disease. (G) Any reproductive disease. (H) Any respiratory disease. (I) Any endocrine disease. (J) Any liver disease. (K) Any kidney disease. (L) Cataracts. .