,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dacg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,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 described in clause 7ii7 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 ,an individual      
described in this clause is an          
individual who1 on or after ,january #a1
 #aiij1 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 use4  7iii7 ,in this             
subparagraph1 the term open air burn pit
 means a place where-- 7,i7 solid waste 

is disposed of by burning in the outdoor
 air2 and  7,,ii7 a commercially        
manufactured incinerator or other       
equipment specifically designed and     
manufactured for the burning of solid   
waste is not in use4  2 and  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking or 7,f7
 and inserting 7,f71 or 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