,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjah,mr4 ,ruiz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,castro of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 and 
,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
eligibility of certain individuals      
exposed to burn pits for hospital care1 
medical services1 and nursing home care 
furnished by the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,jennifer ,kepner   
,healthcare for ,open air burn ,pit     
,exposure ,act or the ,jennifer ,kepner 
,,hope ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility of       
individuals exposed to burn pits for    
hospital care1 medical services1 and    
nursing home furnished by the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section #agaj of title #ch1

 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b77;,f71 by     
inserting burn pit1 after radiation12   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7 in  
paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the
 following new subparagraph3  7,g7 7i7  
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 an          
individual who1 on or after ,september  
#aa1 #bjja1 served as a member of the   
,armed ,forces in support of a          
contingency operation and was based or  
stationed at a location where an open   
air burn pit was in use1 is eligible for
 hospital care1 medical services1 and   
nursing home care under subsection      
7a77#b77;,f7 notwithstanding that there 
is insufficient medical evidence to     
conclude that a disease or disability of
 the individual is or is not associated 
with exposure to an open air burn pit4  
7ii7 ,in this subparagraph3 7,i7 ,the   
term open air burn pit means a place    
where--  7aa7 solid waste is disposed of
 by burning in the outdoor air2 and     
7bb7 a commercially manufactured        

incinerator or other equipment          
specifically designed and manufactured  
for the burning of solid waste is not in
 use4  7,,ii7 ,the term solid waste has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#ajjd7bg7 of the ,solid ,waste ,disposal
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fijc7bg774  2 and 
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking
 and 7,f7 and inserting 7,f71 and 7,g74 
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by subsection 7a7 shall apply with     
respect to hospital care1 medical       
services1 and nursing home care         
furnished on or after the date that is  
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4