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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Greetings to all Email Update Members, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">There are three bills that have been
introduced in the US House
regarding doing a better job addressing the health problems of our
military and
the depleted uranium problems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">With this being an election year and all
members of the US House are
re-elected every two years this may be more political posturing than
true
concern. We can hope that it isn’t, but politics being what they
are in our National Capital it would not surprise me at all that this
is a
Democratic ploy to create an election year issue that they too have
ignored
since 1991. The sponsors on the bills are Democrats and this is 2006
and
elections are in November for all US House members and 33 members of
the
Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">What is interesting is how many of the 33
Senate seats are going to be
totally up for grabs because the Senator in question is getting out of
the
Congress. Probably going to be a higher paid lobbyist or maybe they
can
only choke down so many BS-burgers before they have to get out to feel
human or
humane again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Nonetheless, these are worthy bills and
should be passed instead of
just laying around as they are in committee. Maybe if enough Americans
heat up a sharp iron and prod them they will do something meaningful
that is
long overdue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">I was asked to circulate this information and
agreed to do so for it is
a worthy cause. Yesterday you learned that some of the states are
starting to take action and we can hope that the US Congress will too.
It
would be something to see real leadership come out of our National
Capital.
It has been many years since that type of conduct took place there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Come March 1, 2006, if you do not feel
inclined to do so now, you will
probably be ready to start shouting at your <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> Representatives and
Senators to
get their butts in gear.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Dear
Representative_____________,</span></font></b></strong><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I am a gulf
war veteran
and wish to call to your attention three bills that we want you to
cosponsor.</span></font></b></strong><font color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">1 . </span></font></b></strong><font
color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">Depleted
Uranium Munitions Study Act (Introduced in House)<a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:1:./temp/%7Ec109aPejHO::"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:1:./temp/~c109aPejHO::">[H.R.2410.IH]</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">2 . </span></b>Depleted Uranium
Screening and
Testing Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)<a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:2:./temp/%7Ec109aPejHO::"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:2:./temp/~c109aPejHO::">[H.R.202.IH]</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">3 . </span></b>You Were There,
You Get Care
Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)<a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:3:./temp/%7Ec109aPejHO::"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:3:./temp/~c109aPejHO::">[H.R.4184.IH]</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Below I
have included the information on
each of the three of these bills. I want to let you know that gulf war
veterans and many organizations are tracking these bills and we expect
action
in this session of congress. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> Each of
these bills have been
referred to committees: HR2410 was referred to subcommittee on
military
personnel on 6/21/05; HR202 was also referred to this committee on
2/4/05. <strong><b><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial;">
</span></font></b></strong>HR4184
on11/30/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and
Memorial
Affairs. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Certainly
these bills deserve to have
action. WE ask that you cosponsor these bills and push for them to
become
law!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">_____________________</span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left: 37.5pt; text-indent: -19.5pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><font
color="red" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: bold;"><span
style="">1.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
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color="red" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: bold;">The
first bill was introduced by Rep McDermott (HR2410) on
5/17/2005 and we need you to also cosponsor this important bill for
gulf
war veterans. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The
purposes of this Act are--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) to
provide for studies of--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(A) the
health effects resulting from exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions by inhalation,
ingestion, or injection; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(B)
environmental contamination caused by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at sites where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
was used in conflict, development, testing, or training and at sites
where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
and <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions were produced; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) to
require
the cleanup and mitigation of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination at sites of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition use and production in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The
following Reps have signed on and we need you also to cosponsor this
bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Andrews++Robert+E.%29%29+00021%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Andrews++Robert+E.))+00021))">Rep
Andrews, Robert E.</a> [NJ-1] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Baldwin++Tammy%29%29+01558%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Baldwin++Tammy))+01558))">Rep
Baldwin, Tammy</a> [WI-2] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Blumenauer++Earl%29%29+00099%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Blumenauer++Earl))+00099))">Rep
Blumenauer, Earl</a> [OR-3] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Brown++Sherrod%29%29+00136%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Brown++Sherrod))+00136))">Rep
Brown, Sherrod</a> [OH-13] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Clay++Wm.+Lacy%29%29+01654%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Clay++Wm.+Lacy))+01654))">Rep
Clay, Wm. Lacy</a> [MO-1] - 2/16/2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Conyers++John++Jr.%29%29+00229%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Conyers++John++Jr.))+00229))">Rep
Conyers, John, Jr.</a> [MI-14] - 6/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Crowley++Joseph%29%29+01604%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Crowley++Joseph))+01604))">Rep
Crowley, Joseph</a> [NY-7] - 6/14/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Davis++Danny+K.%29%29+01477%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Davis++Danny+K.))+01477))">Rep
Davis, Danny K.</a> [IL-7] - 6/14/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+DeFazio++Peter+A.%29%29+00279%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+DeFazio++Peter+A.))+00279))">Rep
DeFazio, Peter A.</a> [OR-4] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Farr++Sam%29%29+00368%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Farr++Sam))+00368))">Rep
Farr, Sam</a> [CA-17] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Filner++Bob%29%29+00381%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Filner++Bob))+00381))">Rep
Filner, Bob</a> [CA-51] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Frank++Barney%29%29+00407%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Frank++Barney))+00407))">Rep
Frank, Barney</a> [MA-4] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Grijalva++Raul+M.%29%29+01708%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Grijalva++Raul+M.))+01708))">Rep
Grijalva, Raul M.</a> [AZ-7] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Hinchey++Maurice+D.%29%29+00541%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Hinchey++Maurice+D.))+00541))">Rep
Hinchey, Maurice D.</a> [NY-22] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Honda++Michael+M.%29%29+01634%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Honda++Michael+M.))+01634))"><span
lang="IT">Rep Honda, Michael M.</span></a></span></font><span lang="IT">
[CA-15] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Inslee++Jay%29%29+00584%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Inslee++Jay))+00584))">Rep
Inslee, Jay</a> [WA-1] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Kucinich++Dennis+J.%29%29+01499%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Kucinich++Dennis+J.))+01499))">Rep
Kucinich, Dennis J.</a> [OH-10] - 7/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Markey++Edward+J.%29%29+00735%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Markey++Edward+J.))+00735))">Rep
Markey, Edward J.</a> [MA-7] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+McGovern++James+P.%29%29+01504%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+McGovern++James+P.))+01504))">Rep
McGovern, James P.</a> [MA-3] - 12/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Meehan++Martin+T.%29%29+00788%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Meehan++Martin+T.))+00788))">Rep
Meehan, Martin T.</a> [MA-5] - 12/16/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Moore++Gwen%29%29+01811%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Moore++Gwen))+01811))">Rep
Moore, Gwen</a> [WI-4] - 9/7/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Neal++Richard+E.%29%29+00854%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Neal++Richard+E.))+00854))">Rep
Neal, Richard E.</a> [MA-2] - 10/19/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Olver++John+W.%29%29+00879%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Olver++John+W.))+00879))">Rep
Olver, John W.</a> [MA-1] - 6/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Rangel++Charles+B.%29%29+00944%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Rangel++Charles+B.))+00944))">Rep
Rangel, Charles B.</a> [NY-15] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Sabo++Martin+Olav%29%29+01007%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Sabo++Martin+Olav))+01007))">Rep
Sabo, Martin Olav</a> [MN-5] - 7/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Schakowsky++Janice+D.%29%29+01588%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Schakowsky++Janice+D.))+01588))">Rep
Schakowsky, Janice D.</a> [IL-9] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Serrano++Jose+E.%29%29+01042%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Serrano++Jose+E.))+01042))">Rep
Serrano, Jose E.</a> [NY-16] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Shays++Christopher%29%29+01048%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Shays++Christopher))+01048))">Rep
Shays, Christopher</a> [CT-4] - 6/14/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Smith++Adam%29%29+01528%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Smith++Adam))+01528))">Rep
Smith, Adam</a> [WA-9] - 6/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Stark++Fortney+Pete%29%29+01101%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Stark++Fortney+Pete))+01101))">Rep
Stark, Fortney Pete</a> [CA-13] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Stupak++Bart%29%29+01123%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Stupak++Bart))+01123))">Rep
Stupak, Bart</a> [MI-1] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Tierney++John+F.%29%29+01535%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Tierney++John+F.))+01535))">Rep
Tierney, John F.</a> [MA-6] - 12/16/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Udall++Tom%29%29+01567%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Udall++Tom))+01567))">Rep
Udall, Tom</a> [NM-3] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Van+Hollen++Chris%29%29+01729%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Van+Hollen++Chris))+01729))">Rep
Van Hollen, Chris</a> [MD-8] - 12/16/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Watson++Diane+E.%29%29+01682%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Watson++Diane+E.))+01682))">Rep
Watson, Diane E.</a> [CA-33] - 6/14/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Waxman++Henry+A.%29%29+01209%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Waxman++Henry+A.))+01209))">Rep
Waxman, Henry A.</a> [CA-30] - 6/28/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Wexler++Robert%29%29+01537%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Wexler++Robert))+01537))">Rep
Wexler, Robert</a> [FL-19] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0.75pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Woolsey++Lynn+C.%29%29+01242%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Woolsey++Lynn+C.))+01242))">Rep
Woolsey, Lynn C.</a> [CA-6] - 5/17/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The text of
the bill:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><b><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Depleted
Uranium
Munitions Study Act (Introduced in House)</span></font></b></strong><font
color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">HR 2410 IH <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">109th
CONGRESS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">1st Session<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">H.
R. 2410<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><TTITLE><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">To require
certain
studies regarding the health effects of exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions, to require the cleanup and mitigation of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination at sites of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition use and production in the
United States, and for other purposes.</span></font></TTITLE><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">May 17,
2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mr.
MCDERMOTT (for
himself, Mr. STARK, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. RANGEL, Mr.
HINCHEY,
Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. FARR, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
ANDREWS,
Mr. FILNER, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr.
STUPAK,
Mr. HONDA, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, and Mr.
MARKEY)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a
period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
<hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></span></font></div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">A
BILL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><BTITLE><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">To require
certain
studies regarding the health effects of exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions, to require the cleanup and mitigation of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination at sites of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition use and production in the
United States, and for other purposes.</span></font></BTITLE><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><em><i><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Be it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States of America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in
Congress assembled</span></font></i></em><em><i><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">,</span></font></i></em><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE;
TABLE OF CONTENTS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Uranium</span>
Munitions Study Act'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b)
Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 1.
Short title; table of contents.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 2.
Findings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 3.
Purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 4.
Study of health effects of exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 5.
EPA studies of environmental contamination by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sec. 6.
Environmental mitigation and cleanup requirements for <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.</span></font><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 2.
FINDINGS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Congress
finds the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) The
highest regard should be given to the health and safety of the members
of the
United States Armed Forces.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
, a toxic, carcinogenic, and radioactive material with a half-life of
4,500,000,000 years, is used as an ingredient in various munitions used
by the
United States Armed Forces.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(3) <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions have been used by the United States Armed Forces during
Operation
Iraqi Freedom, during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, and during the
conflicts in
the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and
Montenegro), with approximately 150 metric tons of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
being
used during Operation Iraqi Freedom, approximately 300 metric tons of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
being used during the Persian Gulf War, and approximately 12 metric
tons being
used in Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(4) Among
the characteristics of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions are that--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(A)
they are pyrophoric, resulting in the munition burning upon impact with
a
target; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(B) the
impact of a <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition on a target creates aerosol
particles, which can be inhaled.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(5) The
<st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region> has
provided
or sold <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
and <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions to allied nations, and the
armed forces of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United
Kingdom</st1:country-region></st1:place> used <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions during the Persian
Gulf War in 1991.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(6) <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions have been used at numerous <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> military
installations, proving grounds, and testing facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(7) No
definitive cause has been established for the various illnesses
(commonly
referred to as Gulf War Syndrome) that affect approximately 130,000
members and
former members of the United States Armed Forces who served in <st1:place
w:st="on">Southwest Asia</st1:place> during the Persian Gulf War in
1991.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(8) The
former Iraqi Government claimed that <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
from <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions was adversely affecting the health of Iraqis, although such
claims
have not been independently verified.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(9) The
United States Navy and the British Royal Navy are phasing out use of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions, and the Canadian Navy has ceased using <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(10) It
has been reported that <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions use has proliferated to more
than 20 nations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(11)
The 1949 Geneva Convention specifically outlines the precautions
warring
nations must take to avoid harming civilian populations, and it would
be a
violation of the 1977 Protocol to that Convention to cause superfluous
injury
or unnecessary suffering to civilians, as <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions may cause.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 3.
PURPOSES.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The
purposes of this Act are--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) to
provide for studies of--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(A) the
health effects resulting from exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions by inhalation,
ingestion, or injection; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(B)
environmental contamination caused by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at sites where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
was used in conflict, development, testing, or training and at sites
where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
and <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions were produced; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) to
require the cleanup and mitigation of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination at sites of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition use and production in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 4.
STUDY OF HEALTH
EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">DEPLETED</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">URANIUM</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Study- The Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry and
the Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall
jointly
conduct a comprehensive study of the health effects of exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions on <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
-exposed veterans
and on children of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
-exposed
veterans who were born after the exposure of the <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
-exposed veterans to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b) <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Uranium</span>
-Exposed Veterans- In this section,
the term `<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
-exposed veteran'
means a member or former member of the United States Armed Forces who
handled,
came in contact with, or had the likelihood of contact with <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions while on active duty, including members and former members
who--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1)
were exposed to smoke from fires resulting from the burning of vehicles
containing <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions or fires at depots at which <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions were stored;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2)
worked within environments containing <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
dust or residues from <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(3)
were within a structure or vehicle while it was struck by a <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(4)
climbed on or entered equipment or structures struck by a <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition; or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(5)
were medical personnel who provided initial treatment to members of the
Armed
Forces described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(c)
Public Health Assessment- The Directors also shall jointly conduct a
public
health assessment of persons who are thought to have an epidemiological
link--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) to
any United States military installation or facility at which <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions have been, or currently are, used; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) any
production facility in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> at which <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
or <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions are currently, or have been, produced.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(d)
Report- Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of
this Act,
the Directors shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
study
under subsection (a) and the assessment under subsection (c). The
Directors
shall include in the report a list of diseases or conditions that are
found to
exist within the populations specified in subsection (a) and their rate
of
occurrence compared to the general population.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 5.
EPA STUDIES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION BY <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">DEPLETED</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">URANIUM</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
List of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Uranium</span>
Sites in United States- Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
provide
to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a list of
all sites
in the United States where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions have been used or produced
and a site-specific map of each site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b) EPA
Studies- After receipt of the list and maps under subsection (a), the
Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive environmental study of each
site
specified on the list evaluating the possible contamination of the
soil, air,
water, and vegetation by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at that site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(c)
Report- Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of
this Act,
the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the
Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1)
describing the extent of contamination by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at each site studied by the
Administrator pursuant to subsection (b);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2)
providing site-specific recommendations for the mitigation and cleanup
of each
such site; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(3)
providing
general recommendations regarding the cleanup of sites where <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
has been used on foreign lands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 6.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION AND CLEANUP REQUIREMENTS FOR <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">DEPLETED</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">URANIUM</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Department of Defense Cleanup Plan- Not later than one year after
receiving the
report required by section 5(c), the Secretary of Defense shall develop
a plan
for the mitigation and cleanup of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at those sites covered by the
report. The plan shall include a prioritized schedule for the
mitigation and
cleanup of such sites. The Secretary shall submit a copy of the plan to
the
Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Government Reform of
the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on
Governmental Affairs of the Senate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b)
Cleanup- After filing the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of
Defense
shall commence, directly or by contract, the mitigation and cleanup of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at each site covered by the report required by section 5(c). The
mitigation and
cleanup shall be conducted in the manner and scope specified in the
report.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(c)
Applicability of NEPA- The cleanup and mitigation required by
subsection (b)
shall be carried out in a manner consistent with the National
Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), notwithstanding any
exemption to
any of the provisions of that Act for the Department of Defense or any
element
thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(d)
Progress Reports- The Secretary of Defense shall submit annual progress
reports
to the the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
congressional committees specified in subsection (a) until the
mitigation and
cleanup of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
at those sites covered by the report
required by section 5(c) are complete.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="red" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: bold;">2.
HR202
was introduced on January 4,2005 by Rep Serrano. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> The
bill needs more representative cosponsors to show your support and
concern. Please review and sign on as a cosponsor. Cosponsors so
far are<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Waxman, Henry A.</a> [CA-30] - 7/12/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Wexler++Robert))+01537))">Rep
Wexler, Robert</a> [FL-19] - 2/14/2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> The bill
text is as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mr. SERRANO
introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
<hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></span></font></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">A
BILL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><BTITLE><font color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">To provide
for identification of members of the
Armed Forces exposed during military service to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
, to provide for health testing
of such members, and for other purposes.</span></font></BTITLE><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><em><i><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Be it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States of America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in
Congress assembled,</span></font></i></em><font color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">This
Act may be cited as the `<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Uranium</span>
Screening and Testing Act of 2005'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 2. <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">DEPLETED</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">URANIUM</span>
RISK NOTIFICATION FOR DEPLOYING
FORCES.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Notification- The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to
require,
as part of the procedures for preparing members of the Armed Forces for
deployment to a theater of operations, that such members be notified
of--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) any
known or likely use of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
in that theater of operations (whether
by forces of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United
States</st1:country-region></st1:place> and its allies or by any
opposing
forces); and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) any
health risks associated with exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b)
Training- The Secretary shall provide for training deploying members of
the
Armed Forces on the safe handling of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination before such
members are deployed to a theater in which <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
is used.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 3. <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">DEPLETED</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">URANIUM</span>
SCREENING AND TESTING.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Identification and Testing Required- The Secretary of Defense shall
carry out a
program to identify individuals who during active service in the Armed
Forces are
or have been exposed to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
and to provide those individuals with
bioassay testing and notification of the results of such testing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b) <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">Uranium</span>
-Exposed Personnel Identification Methods-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1)
PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF EXPOSED MEMBERS- The Secretary of each
military department shall establish procedures to identify members of
the Armed
Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction who are, or may have been,
exposed to
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
. For such purpose, the Secretary shall identify units and members
under
paragraph (2) and shall accept self-identification reports by members
under
paragraph (3).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2)
IDENTIFICATION OF UNITS AND PERSONNEL- The Secretary of each military
department shall identify units, and personnel assigned to units, that
have
been, or could have been, exposed to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
, based upon information about
known exposure events (as determined under subsection (c)).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(3)
SELF REPORTING- The Secretary of each military department shall accept
a report
by an individual, or a primary care provider for an individual, that
the
individual, while a member of the Armed Forces under the Secretary's
jurisdiction, was, or may have been, exposed to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
based upon service on active
duty (or training duty or funeral honors duty) in a theater of
operations where
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
was used, including travel through such an area. The Secretary shall
prescribe
procedures for receiving such reports. Such a self-identification
report
submitted to the Secretary under this paragraph shall be treated by the
Secretary as identification of the individual for purposes of this
subsection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(4)
TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS NO LONGER ON ACTIVE DUTY- In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary of each military department shall ensure that
individuals no longer on active duty (including members of the reserve
components who have been released from active duty, members who have
been
retired, and members who have been separated from service) are treated,
for
identification purposes, in the same manner as individuals remaining on
active
duty.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(c)
Exposure Events-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1)
TYPES OF EVENTS- The Secretary of Defense shall identify <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
exposure events for purposes of this section. The exposure events
identified
shall include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(A)
DIRECT EXPOSURES- An event in which an individual--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(i) is
struck by <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munitions or <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
armor
fragments;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(ii)
enters, or is present within 50 meters of, a vehicle or structure with
possible
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
residues; or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(iii)
breathes smoke from fires involving <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
materials.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(B)
EQUIPMENT HANDLING EXPOSURES- An event in which an individual may
inhale <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
compound particulates as a result of the handling of equipment or
wreckage that
has been, or could have been, contaminated with <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(C)
OTHER EXPOSURES- Other significant or incidental exposure events
identified by
the Secretary, including the performance of activities in the area of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
damaged vehicles or structures or the traveling through or residing in
any such
area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2)
LIMITED RETROACTIVITY- In addition to exposure events described in
paragraph
(1) occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, such
events
during the period between January 1, 2003, and the date of the
enactment of
this Act may be considered for purposes of this section, if reported
during the
60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(d)
Health-Care Services Required-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1)
BIOASSAY PROCEDURE- Any individual identified under subsection (b)
shall be
provided a health screening test by the Secretary of Defense. Such test
shall
be carried out using a bioassay procedure developed by the Secretary of
Defense
in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The same
bioassay procedure shall be used for all individuals identified under
subsection (b) and for all types of exposure or possible exposure
identified
under subsection (c).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2)
TIME FOR TEST-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(A)
EXPOSURES AFTER ENACTMENT- In the case of an exposure event described
in
subsection (c) that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act,
the bioassay under paragraph (1) shall be administered not later than
180 days
after the date of the event, except that in the case of an individual
with an
exposure event described in subsection (c)(3), the bioassay under
paragraph (1)
shall be administered not later than 30 days after the end of the
individual's
deployment in the theater of operations, but such individual may be
provided
the bioassay earlier upon the individual's request.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(B)
EXPOSURES BEFORE ENACTMENT- In the case of an exposure event described
in
subsection (c) that occurs before the date of the enactment of this
Act, the
bioassay under paragraph (1) shall be administered not later than 180
days
after the date of the reporting of the event under subsection (c)(2).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(3)
FURNISHING OF RESULTS- The Secretary of Defense shall provide the
results of
any bioassay procedure under this subsection to the individual tested,
and the
primary care manager or primary care provider of that individual, not
later
than 30 days after the Secretary receives those results.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(e)
Personnel Tracking- The Secretary of each military department shall
establish
procedures for collecting, tracking, and maintaining information on the
health
status of individuals tested under subsection (d) for the purpose of
assessing
any long-term health consequences of exposure to <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(f)
Independent Review of Bioassay Types and Contamination Thresholds- The
Director
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall conduct an
independent
review of bioassay types and contamination thresholds for purposes of
the
testing under subsection (d).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(g)
Treatment- Based on the results of the bioassay tests, the Secretary of
the
military department concerned shall provide appropriate treatment for
any
illness of an individual resulting from a <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
contamination or exposure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 4.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL SURVEY AND REPORT ON
RADIOISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION EQUIPMENT USED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Survey- The Comptroller General shall conduct a survey of radioisotope
identification equipment used by the Department of Defense in order to
assess
the capability of Department of Defense facilities to identify
concentrations
of different radioisotopes in naturally occurring levels of <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(b)
Report- The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on
the
results of the survey under subsection (a) not later than 180 days
after the date
of the enactment of this Act.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="5"><span
style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial" size="4"><span
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color="red" face="Arial" size="4"><span
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style="">3.<font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font></b><!--[endif]--><b><font
color="red" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial; color: red; font-weight: bold;">The
third bill is HR4184 introduced by Rep Filner on 11/1/05
and has 5 cosponsors: We would like for you to show your support and
become a cosponsor now. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Arial" size="4"><span
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD%28FLD004+@4%28%28@1%28Rep+Brady++Robert+A.%29%29+01469%29%29"
title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Brady++Robert+A.))+01469))">Rep
Brady, Robert A.</a> [PA-1] - 11/15/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><a
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title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Engel++Eliot+L.))+00344))">Rep
Engel, Eliot L.</a> [NY-17] - 11/15/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Harman++Jane))+00502))">Rep
Harman, Jane</a> [CA-36] - 1/31/2006<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Hinchey++Maurice+D.))+00541))">Rep
Hinchey, Maurice D.</a> [NY-22] - 11/15/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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title="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d109&querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Peterson++Collin+C.))+00910))">Rep
Peterson, Collin C.</a> [MN-7] - 11/15/2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">This bill
is one of
extreme importance to veterans, please show your support for us and
cosponsor
this bill. The bill text is included here:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><b><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">You Were
There, You Get
Care Act of 2005 (Introduced in House)</span></font></b></strong><font
color="black" face="Arial"><span
style="font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">HR 4184 IH <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">109th
CONGRESS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">1st Session<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">H.
R. 4184<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><TTITLE><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">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.</span></font></TTITLE><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">November
1, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Mr. FILNER
introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">
<hr align="center" size="2" width="100%"></span></font></div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: bold;">A
BILL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><BTITLE><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">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.</span></font></BTITLE><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"> <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><em><i><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Be it
enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States of America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in
Congress assembled</span></font></i></em><font color="black"
face="Arial"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black;">,</span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SECTION
1. SHORT TITLE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">This
Act may be cited as the `You Were There, You Get Care Act of 2005'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h3 style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">SEC. 2.
RADIATION
EXPOSURE PRESUMPTIONS FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE 1991 <st1:place
w:st="on">PERSIAN GULF</st1:place> WAR AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(a)
Presumptions- Section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(1) by
adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">`(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 <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
or the by-products of the burn-off
that occurs when a <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
munition penetrates a target.'; and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(2) by
adding at the end of paragraph (3)(B) the following new clause:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">`(v)
Service during the Persian Gulf War or any subsequent conflict in which
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
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.'.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><font color="black"
face="Arial" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(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 <span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">depleted</span>
<span
style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;">uranium</span>
. 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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">I could easily support all three of those
bills, especially the part of
taking the matter out of the hands of the Pentagon and let private
medical practitioners
get to the bottom of the matter once and for all. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Here is the problem with <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>
though, and remember, my
office used to be there. In 1988 I was doing bank and thrift work outs
on
the East Coast due to commercial real estate problems and the bank and
thrift
crisis finally reaching both coasts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">A person with FSLIC, the federal deposit
insurance agency said
something in a meeting with me and it was the best description I had
ever heard
to describe the ineptness of our federal government:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><i><font
face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt; font-style: italic;">“The
problem with this city is they create committees to engineer camels
into
thoroughbred horses and every time they manage to engineer that camel
into a
rat. Then all of the clueless bureaucrats shrug that they could not
produce the thoroughbred horse and move on to some other squeaky wheel
or
politically correct issue of the hour. The problem is – they never
dispose of the rat.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">There ha<font color="navy"><span
style="color: navy;">ve</span></font> been
enough lies, obfuscations, neglect and delays. There is also been
enough
suffering that our soldiers have had to endure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">It is time to put an Action Plan into action
and keep on it until they
figure out in D.C. we have had enough. Why are Americans ambivalent
and
disinterested? I believe we have heard enough, seen enough and had
enough. Why is <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
angry? Same answer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Maybe, if Americans will start to see that
the indifference from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>
is a set of priorities where we mere Americans are to be treated in a
niggardly
fashion by the elitists, they will get it, they will get mad and they
will
start to take action. It has nothing to do with the color of ones skin
– it has to do with the very fundamental things that made <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
what it is. We are the backbone of <st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region>,
the defense of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and the production capacity that built this nation. They are mere
parasites that managed to get into positions of screwing the rest of us
over. They need to be seen for what they are – niggardly elitists
that do not have goodwill for all Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;">Karl<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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