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139 STAT. 400 PUBLIC LAW 119–21—JULY 4, 2025 ‘‘(vii) pancreas; ‘‘(viii) bile ducts; ‘‘(ix) gall bladder; ‘‘(x) salivary gland; ‘‘(xi) urinary bladder; ‘‘(xii) brain; ‘‘(xiii) colon; ‘‘(xiv) ovary; ‘‘(xv) bone; ‘‘(xvi) renal; ‘‘(xvii) liver, except if cirrhosis or hepatitis B is indicated; or ‘‘(xviii) lung. ‘‘(f) PHYSICAL PRESENCE.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, the Attorney General may not determine that a claimant has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) unless demonstrated by submission of— ‘‘(A) contemporaneous written residential documenta- tion or at least 1 additional employer-issued or government- issued document or record that the claimant, for at least 2 years after January 1, 1949, was physically present in an affected area; or ‘‘(B) other documentation determined by the Attorney General to demonstrate that the claimant, for at least 2 years after January 1, 1949, was physically present in an affected area. ‘‘(2) TYPES OF PHYSICAL PRESENCE.—For purposes of deter- mining physical presence under this section, a claimant shall be considered to have been physically present in an affected area if— ‘‘(A) the claimant’s primary residence was in the affected area; ‘‘(B) the claimant’s place of employment was in the affected area; or ‘‘(C) the claimant attended school in the affected area. ‘‘(g) DISEASE CONTRACTION IN AFFECTED AREAS.—For purposes of this section, the Attorney General may not determine that a claimant has satisfied the requirements under subsection (a) unless the claimant submits— ‘‘(1) written medical records or reports created by or at the direction of a licensed medical professional, created contem- poraneously with the provision of medical care to the claimant, that the claimant, after a period of physical presence in an affected area, contracted a specified disease; or ‘‘(2) other documentation determined by the Attorney Gen- eral to demonstrate that the claimant contracted a specified disease after a period of physical presence in an affected area.’’. Determination. Records. Records. Effective date. Determinations.