,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4  
,gabbard 7for herself and ,mr4 ,mast7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to notify ,congress regularly  
of reported cases of burn pit exposure1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,sfc ,heath ,robinson ,burn ,pit       
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,notifications 
and reports regarding reported cases of 
burn pit exposure  7a7 ,quarterly       
notifications  7#a7 ,requirement ,on a  
quarterly basis1 the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to the  
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on each case of burn pit exposure
 reported during the previous quarter4  
,each such report shall include1 with   
respect to such cases1 the following3   
7,a7 ,notice of the case1 including the 

medical facility at which the case was  
reported4  7,b7 ,notice of1 as          
available-- 7i7 the enrollment status of
 the covered veteran with respect to the
 patient enrollment under section       
#agje7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code2  7ii7 a summary of all health    
care visits by the covered veteran at   
the medical facility at which the case  
was reported that are related to the    
case2  7iii7 the demographics of the    
covered veteran1 including age1 sex1 and
 race2  7iv7 identification of any      
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
health care benefits that the covered   
veteran receives2  7v7 the ,armed ,force
 in which the covered veteran served and
 the rank of the covered veteran2  7vi7 
the period in which the covered veteran 
served2  7vii7 each location of an open 
burn pit from which the covered veteran 
was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals 
and fumes caused by open burn pits      
during such service2  7viii7 the medical
 diagnoses of the covered veteran and   

the treatment provided to the veteran2  
and  7ix7 whether the covered veteran is
 registered in the ,airborne ,hazards   
and ,open ,burn ,pit ,registry4  7#b7   
,protection of information ,the         
,secretary shall ensure that the reports
 submitted under paragraph 7#a7 do not  
include the identity of covered veterans
 or contain other personally            
identifiable data4  7b7 ,annual report  
on cases  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs1 in collaboration with the     
,secretary of ,defense1 shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report detailing the following3 7,a7 
,the total number of covered veterans4  
7,b7 ,the total number of claims for    
disability compensation under chapter   
#aa of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 approved and denied by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs with respect to   
covered veterans1 and for each such     

denial1 the rationale of the denial4    
7,c7 ,a comprehensive list of-- 7i7 the 
conditions for which covered veterans   
seek treatment2 and  7ii7 the locations 
of the open burn pits to which the      
covered veterans were exposed to toxic  
airborne chemicals and fumes caused by  
open burn pits4  7,d7 ,identification of
 any illnesses relating to exposure to  
open burn pits which formed the basis   
for the ,secretary to award benefits1   
including but not limited to1           
entitlement to service connection or an 
increase in disability rating4  7,e7    
,any updates or trends with respect to  
the information described in            
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 that 
the ,secretary determines appropriate4  
7#b7 ,matters included in first report  
,the ,secretary shall include in the    
first report under paragraph 7#a7       
notifications containing the information
 specified in subsection 7a77#a7 with   
respect to reported cases of burn pit   
exposure made during the period         

beginning ,january #a1 #aiij1 and ending
 on the day before the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4  7c7            
,information regarding registry ,section
 #bja7;a7 of the ,dignified ,burial and 
,other ,veterans' ,benefits ,improvement
 ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2  
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note7 is amended by  
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,information  7,a7     
,notice ,the ,secretary shall ensure    
that a medical professional of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
informs a veteran of the registry under 
paragraph 7#a7 if the veteran presents  
at a medical facility of the ,department
 for treatment that the veteran         
describes as being related to1 or       
ancillary to1 the exposure of the       
veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and 
fumes caused by open burn pits4  7,b7   
,display ,in making information public  
regarding the number of participants in 
the registry under paragraph 7#a71 the  
,secretary shall display such numbers by

 both ,state and by congressional       
district4  4  7d7 ,comptroller ,general 
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to the appropriate
 congressional committees a report      
containing an assessment of the         
effectiveness of any memorandum of      
understanding or memorandum of agreement
 entered into by the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs with respect to--    
7#a7 the processing of reported cases of
 burn pit exposure2 and  7#b7 the       
coordination of care and provision of   
health care relating to such cases at   
medical facilities of the ,department   
and at non-,department facilities4  7e7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term ,airborne ,hazards and ,open ,burn
 ,pit ,registry means the registry      
established by the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs under section #bja of
 the ,dignified ,burial and ,other      
,veterans' ,benefits ,improvement ,act  

of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note74  7#b7 ,the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ,the ,committee on         
,veterans' ,affairs and the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs and   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate4  7#c7 ,the term covered    
veteran means a veteran described in    
paragraph 7#e74  7#d7 ,the term open    
burn pit has the meaning given that term
 in section #bja7;c7 of the ,dignified  
,burial and ,other ,veterans' ,benefits 
,improvement ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law
 #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note74    
7#e7 ,the term reported case of burn pit
 exposure means each instance in which a
 veteran presents at a medical facility 
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 7or in a non-,department facility      
pursuant to section #agjc or #agjc;,a of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 for  
treatment that the veteran describes as 

being related to1 or ancillary to1 the  
exposure of the veteran to toxic        
airborne chemicals and fumes caused by  
open burn pits at any time while serving
 in the ,armed ,forces4