3.0.0 3868 2023-01-11T13:46:19Z 2023-01-11T13:46:19Z Senate S 2020-06-02 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-02T22:01:04Z William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 116 6395 HR 2021-01-02 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020 116 7684 HR 2020-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2020-06-02 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-06-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2020-06-02 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2020-06-02 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2020-06-02 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-06-25 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2020-06-25 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2020-06-25 False B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-06-25 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-06-25 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2020-06-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Asia Cardiovascular and respiratory health Conflicts and wars Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Infectious and parasitic diseases Iraq Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Middle East Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-06-02 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-07T14:59:11Z Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the first health assessment conducted for a member of the Armed Forces or veteran after such an individual tests positive for a virus certified as a pandemic includes an evaluation of whether the individual has been (1) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or contaminants relating to service in the Armed Forces. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.

If such an evaluation establishes that an individual was based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or that the individual was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals or contaminants, the individual must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry unless they opt out of enrollment.

The VA's Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence must conduct a study on the health impacts of infection with a virus designated as a global pandemic, including the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19), to members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have been exposed to open burn pits and other toxic exposures. The study must be analyzed to assist in preparation for potential future pandemics.

]]> Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020 Display Title Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have tested positive for a virus certified as a pandemic for potential exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals or other airborne contaminants, to conduct a study on the impact of such a pandemic on members and veterans with such exposure, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3868is/xml/BILLS-116s3868is.xml 2020-06-02 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.