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Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility Act

H.R. 4469 · 119th Congress · Jul 16, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requiring evidence of a certain dose of radiation to determine that a veteran is a radiation-exposed veteran, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Providing Radiation Exposed Servicemembers Undisputed Medical Eligibility Act” or the “PRESUME Act”.

Sec. 2 Prohibition of requirement of evidence of a certain dose of radiation to determine that a veteran is a radiation-exposed veteran

Section 1112(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) The Secretary may not require evidence of a certain dose of radiation to determine that a veteran is a radiation-exposed veteran.”