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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 61 (Thursday, April 8, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SLOTKIN:H.R. 2436.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises,to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence andgeneral Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Impostsand Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.[Page H1721]
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Armed Forces and National Security
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Air quality
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Disability assistance
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Environmental health
- Fires
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Oman
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Solid waste and recycling
- Somalia
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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2022-03-03T20:11:42Z
Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to concede, for the purposes of health care benefits and wartime disability compensation, that a veteran was exposed to certain toxic substances, chemicals, and hazards from burn pits if such veteran served on active duty in a covered location during a specified time frame (unless there is affirmative evidence to establish that the veteran was not exposed during such service). A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment.
Specifically, the bill covers the following locations and corresponding time periods:
- Iraq between August 2, 1990, and February 28, 1991, as well as from March 19, 2003, until burn pits are no longer used in this location;
- Somalia and Southwest Asia (including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar) from August 2, 1990, until burn pits are no longer used in these locations; and
- Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, and Djibouti from September 11, 2001, until burn pits are no longer used in these locations.
Under the bill, if an exposed veteran submits insufficient evidence to establish a service-connection for purposes of disability compensation, the VA shall provide a medical examination and request a medical opinion regarding a causal link between the disability and a toxin, chemical, or hazard.

Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021
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Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.
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Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2021
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