[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7600

To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit 
                               registry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

   Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Welch) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit 
                               registry.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OPEN 
              BURN PIT REGISTRY TO INCLUDE OPEN BURN PITS IN EGYPT AND 
              SYRIA.

    Section 201(c)(2) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 
note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
``or Iraq'' and inserting ``, Iraq, Egypt, or Syria''.
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