,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjah,mr4 ,ruiz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro 
( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to provide = a presumption
 ( s]vice connection = c]ta9 diseases 9 
vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to burn pits4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans' ,"r to ,brea! ,act4  #b4      
,presumption ( s]vice connection = c]ta9
 diseases 9 vet]ans :o 7 expos$ to burn 
pits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aaab (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7d7  7#a7 ,= ! purposes (  
section #aaaj ( ?is title1 & subject to 
! provisions ( section #aaac ( ?is      
title1 a disease specifi$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b7 ( ?is subsection becom+ manife/ 9 a
 burn pit-expos$ vet]an %all be consid]$
 to h be5 incurr$ 9 or aggravat$ dur+   

active milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice1   
not)/&+ t !re is no record ( evid5ce (  
su* disease dur+ a p]iod ( su* s]vice4  
7#b7 ,! diseases ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 ( ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,a/hma4  7,b7 ,*ronic bron*itis4  7,c7 
,*ronic ob/ructive pulmon>y disease4    
7,d7 ,con/rictive bron*iolitis4  7,e7   
,emphysema4  7,f7 ,granulomat\s disease4
  7,g7 ,int]/itial lung disease4  7,h7  
,lung canc]4  7,i7 ,pneumonia4  7#c7 ,= 
purposes ( ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,! t]m  
burn pit-expos$ vet]an means a vet]an   
:o1 :ile s]v+ on active duty on or aft] 
,septemb] #aa1 #bjja--  7i7 0 deploy$ 9 
support ( a cont+5cy op]ation2 &  7ii7  
dur+ su* deploym5t1 0 bas$ or /ation$ at
 a location :]e an op5 burn pit 0 us$4  
7,b7 ,! t]m op5 burn pit means an area (
 l& locat$ t-- 7i7 is designat$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se to be us$ = dispos+ 
solid wa/e by burn+ 9 ! outdoor air2 &  
7ii7 does n conta9 a comm]cially        
manufactur$ inc9]ator or o!r equipm5t   
specifically design$ & manufactur$ = !  

burn+ ( solid wa/e4  7,c7 ,! t]m        
cont+5cy op]ation has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #aja7;a77#ac7 ( title #aj4   
7,d7 ,! t]m solid wa/e has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #ajjd7bg7 ( ! ,solid  
,wa/e ,disposal ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fijc7bg774  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all take
 effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4