On the recordJuly 19, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents) =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S4667, July 19, 2011, the Record reads: (Purpose: To require evidence of casual . . . The online Record has been corrected to read: (Purpose: To require evidence of causal . . . ========================= END NOTE ========================= On page 112, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: Sec. 230. (a) Section 1116(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``positive association'' and inserting ``causal relationship''; and (2) by striking paragraph (3). (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to determinations made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 1116 of such title after the date of the enactment of this Act. Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator yield for a question?
