3.0.0 952 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-03-24 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-04-28T19:00:40Z Referred to 2021-03-24T20:51:58Z Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021 117 2372 HR 2021-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Related bill CRS 2021-04-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-03-24 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-03-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2021-03-24 True M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS 2021-06-07 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-06-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Afghanistan Air quality Asia Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability assistance Environmental health Fires Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Iraq Medical research Middle East Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Musculoskeletal and skin diseases Neurological disorders Sex and reproductive health Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-03-24 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-24T19:20:25Z Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021

This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to burn pits (an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) and other toxins by veterans who were awarded specified medals on or after August 2, 1990. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.

Under the bill, if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) receives a written petition to add a disease to the list, the VA must request a determination by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to whether there is a positive association between the exposure of humans to a covered toxin and the occurrence of the disease in humans.

The bill makes disability or death of certain employees from specified diseases compensable as a work injury. Specifically, such employees are those who were employees of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, or an element of the intelligence community on or after August 2, 1990, and carried out job responsibilities for at least 30 days during a contingency operation.

]]> Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021 Display Title Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to toxins, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s952is/xml/BILLS-117s952is.xml 2021-04-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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.