Coordination with Department of Defense to identify veterans who performed military service at covered locations

(a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall establish and carry out a process to identify veterans who served at a covered location and may have encountered toxic exposure during active military, naval, air, or space service. (b) Use of available information In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall use— (1) military personnel and deployment records maintained by the Department of Defense; and (2) information provided by veterans through the registry established under section 7. (c) No affirmative evidence required The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not require a veteran to provide affirmative evidence of exposure to a specific toxic substance if service at a covered location is established.