3.0.0 2679 2023-01-11T13:31:44Z 2023-01-11T13:31:44Z Senate S 2016-03-15 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2016-05-24T18:15:00Z Referred to 2016-03-15T18:43:46Z Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act 114 2237 HR 2015-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS SERVICE Act 114 6062 HR 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2016-05-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702. Committee 2016-03-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2016-03-15 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-04-04 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-04-04 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2016-04-21 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2016-04-26 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2016-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Allergies Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Iraq Medical education Medical research Middle East Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Research administration and funding Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2016-04-04T19:29:03Z Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to open burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq.

The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that:

  • are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure;
  • have a publication track record of post-deployment health exposures among veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom;
  • have collaborated with a geosciences department that has a medical geology division;
  • have developed animal models and in vitro models of dust immunology and lung injury consistent with the injuries of members of the Armed Forces who served in support of such operations; and
  • have expertise in allergy and immunology, pulmonary diseases, and industrial and management engineering.

The VA shall ensure that the center collaborates with the Department of Defense (DOD), institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities to:

  • provide for dissemination within the VA of best practices for the treatment of such conditions and the training of health professionals;
  • provide guidance for the VA and DOD health systems in determining the personnel required to provide quality health care for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with such conditions;
  • establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive program to train VA and DOD health professionals in the treatment of such conditions;
  • facilitate advancements in the study of the short-term and long-term effects of such exposure;
  • conduct basic science and translational research on such conditions for the purposes of understanding the etiology of such conditions and developing preventive interventions and new treatments; and
  • provide medical treatment to all veterans identified as part of the burn pits registry established under the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012.

The center shall have access to and make use of the data accumulated by such registry.

]]> Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act Display Title Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act Introduced in Senate 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2679is/xml/BILLS-114s2679is.xml 2016-05-24 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-702. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.