[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7598

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to include information on exposure 
to open burn pits in postdeployment health reassessments of members of 
                           the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

  Mr. Ruiz (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to include information on exposure 
to open burn pits in postdeployment health reassessments of members of 
                           the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS IN 
              POSTDEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in 
postdeployment health reassessments conducted under section 1074f of 
title 10, United States Code, pursuant to a Department of Defense Form 
2796, or successor form, an independent and conspicuous question 
regarding exposure of members of the Armed Forces to open burn pits.
    (b) Inclusion in Assessments by Military Departments.--The 
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Secretary of each military 
department includes a question regarding exposure of members of the 
Armed Forces to open burn pits in any electronic postdeployment health 
assessment conducted by that military department.
    (c) Open Burn Pit Defined.--In this section, the term ``open burn 
pit'' has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the 
Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
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