3.0.0 319 2023-01-11T13:34:49Z 2023-01-11T13:34:49Z Senate S 2017-02-06 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-07T00:15:39Z Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act 115 1279 HR 2017-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 115 5895 HR 2018-09-21 Became Public Law No: 115-244. Related bill CRS 2017-02-06 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-02-06 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 2017-02-06 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2017-02-06 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2017-02-06 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-02-06 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-02-06 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2017-02-06 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-02-06 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2017-04-24 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-04-24 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2017-04-27 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-04-27 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-05-04 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-05-22 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-06-07 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2018-06-05 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-06-11 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-09-06 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 2017-02-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-11T15:22:39Z 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 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 track record of publishing information on post-deployment health exposures among veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom;
  • have access to 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, immunology, and pulmonary diseases.

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, and oversee a 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 veterans diagnosed with medical conditions specific to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures.

The center shall have access to and make use of the data accumulated by the burn pits 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 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s319is/xml/BILLS-115s319is.xml 2017-02-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.