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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 18, 2025
This bill establishes eligibility for certain disability compensation and benefits for individuals who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR).
The bill establishes that onsite participation on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, at certain NTTR locations where there was a potential of toxic exposure is a radiation-risk activity, therefore providing a presumption of service-connection for specified conditions. The bill specifies the covered NTTR locations include a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield but do not include a location at Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.
The bill also establishes a presumption of toxic exposure for veterans who performed active service at such NTTR locations, including airspace above such locations. Additionally, lipomas and tumor related conditions must be considered as service-connected conditions for veterans who served at the NTTR locations.
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Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R–NV
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-18 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would extend veterans-law provisions to specified activities and military service at covered Nevada Test and Training Range locations from 1972 through 2004. It would classify certain onsite work as a radiation-risk activity and add qualifying service to toxic-exposure provisions. For the newly covered veterans, it would also add lipomas and tumor-related conditions to provisions that presume a connection between illness and military service. These are proposed changes; the supplied evidence does not establish enactment.
1. Treatment as radiation-risk activities Section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
At any time on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, onsite participation in any aspect of the development, construction, operation, or maintenance of a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10) at a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range.
2. Presumptions of toxic exposure Section 1119(c) of such title is amended—
on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above, a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
3. Presumption of service connection Section 1120(b) of such title is amended—
Only in the case of a covered veteran described in section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor related conditions.
Section 1 would add a radiation-risk activity covering onsite participation in any aspect of developing, constructing, operating, or maintaining a military installation at a covered location. Participation must occur on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005. The bill uses the definition of military installation in title 10, section 2801.
1. Treatment as radiation-risk activities Section 1112(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
At any time on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, onsite participation in any aspect of the development, construction, operation, or maintenance of a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10) at a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Section 2 would add a category to the toxic-exposure presumption provisions for active military, naval, air, or space service performed while assigned to a duty station at a covered location, including the airspace above it. The qualifying service period would begin January 1, 1972, and end before January 1, 2005.
2. Presumptions of toxic exposure Section 1119(c) of such title is amended—
on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above, a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
Both the radiation-risk and toxic-exposure amendments would define covered locations to include Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield within the Nevada Test and Training Range. Both expressly exclude Nellis Air Force Base and Creech Air Force Base.
The term covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range means a location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.
The term covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range means a location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.
Section 3 would add lipomas and tumor-related conditions to the service-connection presumption provision. This addition would apply only to covered veterans in the new section 1119(c)(1)(A) category established by section 2.
3. Presumption of service connection Section 1120(b) of such title is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph: (15) Only in the case of a covered veteran described in section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor related conditions.
(A) on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above, a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
The supplied actions snapshot, updated March 13, 2026, records introduction and referral to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on February 18, 2025. Its latest listed action is referral to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs on March 21, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-13T08:05:23Z. 2025-03-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 2025-02-18: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 2025-02-18: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-02-18. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not extend to other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish formal earmark status in accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Findings to examine
The supplied text contains a narrowly limited extension of a service-connection presumption tied directly to the bill's main policy. This classification does not assess whether the distinction is justified.
The proposed presumption for lipomas and tumor-related conditions is expressly restricted to veterans in the newly added service category: qualifying active service at covered Nevada Test and Training Range duty stations, including airspace above, from January 1, 1972, through December 31, 2004. The geographic definition includes Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield and excludes Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases.
Only in the case of a covered veteran described in section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor related conditions.
(A) on or after January 1, 1972, and before January 1, 2005, performed active military, naval, air, or space service while assigned to a duty station in, including airspace above, a covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada;
The term covered location at the Nevada Test and Training Range means a location at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, including a location at Indian Springs Auxiliary Airfield, but not including a location Nellis Air Force Base or Creech Air Force Base.
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