,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dacg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,ruiz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new      
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = !    
eligibility ( c]ta9 individuals expos$  
to burn pits = hospital c>e1 m$ical     
s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e furni%$ by !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,j5nif] ,kepn] ,heal?c>e = 
,op5 air burn ,pit ,exposure ,act or !  
,j5nif] ,kepn] ,,hope ,act4  #b4        
,eligibility ( individuals expos$ to    
burn pits = hospital c>e1 m$ical        
s]vices1 & nurs+ home furni%$ by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #agaj ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subsection 7a77#b77;,f71 by ins]t+ burn 
pit1 aft] radiation12 &  7#b7 9         

subsection 7e7--  7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subp>agraph3  7,g7 7i7 ,subject to      
p>agraph 7#b71 an individual describ$ 9 
clause 7ii7 is eligible = hospital c>e1 
m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e "u     
subsection 7a77#b77;,f7 not)/&+ t !re is
 insuffici5t m$ical evid5ce to conclude 
t a disease or disability ( ! individual
 is or is n associat$ ) exposure to an  
op5 air burn pit4  7ii7 ,an individual  
describ$ 9 ?is clause is an individual  
:o1 on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #aiij1 s]v$ z
 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 support ( a  
cont+5cy op]ation & 0 bas$ or /ation$ at
 a location :]e an op5 air burn pit 0 9 
use4  7iii7 ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m   
op5 air burn pit means a place :]e--    
7,i7 solid wa/e is dispos$ ( by burn+ 9 
! outdoor air2 &  7,,ii7 a comm]cially  
manufactur$ inc9]ator or o!r equipm5t   
specifically design$ & manufactur$ = !  
burn+ ( solid wa/e is n 9 use4  2 &     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 by /rik+ or  
7,f7 & ins]t+ 7,f71 or 7,g74  7b7       

,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e furni%$ on or aft] ! date t is 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4